Emotions are the fuel to really move you along, that’s the only way you can create music. If you don’t feel any emotions, like it’s not going to happen.

Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

The passion and spontaneity in music is all gone.

The problem that I have is with the music business. For some reason it seems almost impossible to get anything, any music, released which includes improvisation or soloing.

My mother is a singer, still performs today; she's a jazz singer.

I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing.

I've been doing a lot of music for films and television for quite a few years.

Still for fun, I play the drums, but I don't do much recording with them.

You never know what you find once you really get going.

Everything from now on will be done online - physical music media like the CD are dead in the water.

Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness.

I would just have to find a hog, slaughter it, butcher it, cure the meat, then fry it up. Thinking about the bacon—the potential of bacon—gives me hope. Not all is lost if bacon isn't. Seriously.

Such is the world that I can no longer bear to say prayers, for I am sick of speaking to the gods who choose to do nothingbut as they wish.

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do.

What I really see myself doing is late-night TV. No woman has ever done it.

If I'm in Italy I'm going to have a cappuccino and two small brioches and then a mix of orange and grapefruit. I don't drink tea in Italy.

Love much dear friends for love will bring the healing joy and hope of Spring. . .

Hanging a noose on my door reeks of cowardice and fear on many, many levels.

We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with self - government.