I don't play pyrotechnic scales. I play about frustration, patience, anger. Music is an extension of my soul. Use this quote
The music just tends to be a vehicle for that poetry. Use this quote
I'm finding, as I get older, that I'm not much of a believer in redemption. I mean, I believe in redemption in real life - redemption does happen, and it's cool when it does - but I find myself getting leery of my desire for it in stories (especially my own). Use this quote
I started getting into Internet technologies and computers. I wasn't especially interested in being a musician, but I wound up finding my way back to being interested in music through computers. Use this quote
I've always been asked, 'What is my favorite car?' and I've always said 'The next one.' Use this quote
The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport. Use this quote
There is no remedy for love but to love more. Use this quote
My story of success and failure is not just about music and being famous. It's about living and loving and trying to find purpose in this crazy world. Use this quote
It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century. Use this quote
Focus on your music and not technology. Use this quote
Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions. Use this quote
It was my 16th birthday - my mom and dad gave me my Goya classical guitar that day. I sat down, wrote this song, and I just knew that that was the only thing I could ever really do - write songs and sing them to people. Use this quote
Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music. Use this quote
Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention. Use this quote
I'm always interested in mixing technology and music. You know, maybe I'll have a MIDI bass pickup at some point, I don't really think that's the direction I would want to go. Use this quote
My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil. Use this quote
I just always have to cry out a breakup, and then I can make peace with it pretty quickly. Use this quote
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. Use this quote
We're all dealt with the same hand here, so to speak. I feel like I've had it a lot better than most people. I've had the opportunity to travel and play music all my life. Use this quote
To have the chance to see your music be elevated and to have almost universally positive response to that music, makes me feel better every day. I feel more confident and inspired, and that's fun. Use this quote
