Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience. Use this quote
To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees. Use this quote
I think the amazing thing about gospel music is that not only does it lift up the death and resurrection of our Lord, which is consistent with the Gospel, but it is uniquely communicated depending upon the generation. Use this quote
If I weren't performing, I'd be a beauty editor or a therapist. I love creativity, but I also love to help others. My mother was a hairstylist, and they listen to everyone's problems - like a beauty therapist! Use this quote
What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people. Use this quote
There is no remedy for love but to love more. Use this quote
Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot. Use this quote
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled. Use this quote
I wanted to feel like an artist for once in my life. I wanted to use other producers for respect, to let them know that I listen to other people's music and that I'm just not out here on my own page. Use this quote
My hero's, my dreams, and my future lie in Yankee Stadium and they can't take that from me. Use this quote
The notion that every well educated person would have a mastery of at least the basic elements of the humanities, sciences, and social sciences is a far cry from the specialized education that most students today receive, particularly in the research universities. Use this quote
Slowly poetry becomes visual because it paints images, but it is also musical: it unites two arts into one. Use this quote
I don't see how the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. Use this quote
Plenty of people are raised Catholic and then aren't Catholic anymore, like any religion. Use this quote
I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in the music business. You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can't do that if you're a musician. Use this quote
Most of my arguments with musicians through the years have had more to do with their attitude about music, or their attitude about their own lives, or their personal responsibility. Music has never really been the big centerpiece of the fight. Use this quote
Those whom we can love, we can hate; to others we are indifferent. Use this quote
Technology has made it much easier to make and manipulate music. Studio-driven, machine-driven music does not always transcend into being a good live act. Many current acts are great live, but many cannot cut it live. The music is not organic. Use this quote
Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos. Use this quote
For me music is a vehicle to bring our pain to the surface, getting it back to that humble and tender spot where, with luck, it can lose its anger and become compassion again. Use this quote