I absolutely love the Philharmonic. I also love rock guitar.

Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.

We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

Set the gearshift for the high gear of your soul. You've got to run like an antelope, out of control.

Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

God already knew the ones who would be saved, even before their birth

Help yourself with the state! It's on democracy!

Words are things. The words he is in possession of he cannot be deprived of. Their authority transcends his ignorance of their meaning.

I made a mistake when I said there were no gas chambers at Auschwitz.

No trust is to be placed in women.

The more I read, the more I learn, the more I discover that I know nothing.

I'm an eclectic and avid filmgoer. I try to see everything from romantic comedies to blockbusters to art house films, world cinema and documentaries.

What's come to perfection perishes. Things learned on earth we shall practice in heaven; Works done least rapidly Art most cherishes.

He is cautious. He ought to be. But he is NOT slow. Lee is a phenomenon. He is the only man whom I would follow blindfolded.

I prefer writing originals.