I think I was just too young to even understand what was going on. When I was still living in South Africa, there was still so much racial tension.

The hands find a way to do what the heart wants to say

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

I believe that people have to be sensitized more about the many jobs an individual can branch out to after studying an art form.

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

In general, even if I'm dealing with a historical subject, I begin with invention rather than investigation, because I need to understand what is going to be the voice or the tone of the story.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

Beneath the surface of our daily life, in the personal history of many of us, there runs a continuous controversy between an Ego that affirms and an Ego that denies.

My powers of persuasion are only as strong as the bullshit I have to back it up. - Charley Davidson

To the young: Work, work, work, and then work some more!

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

Unfortunately, beer was only a short-term answer. And head transplants had yet to be approved by the FDA.

I'm making records, my fans they can't wait. They write me letters, tell me I'm great.

Life is movement-we breathe, we eat, we walk-we move!

'joy' in Phillippians is a defiant 'Nevertheless!' that Paul sets like a full stop against the Philippians' anxiety.

Scoring is a function of great execution, and winning is the result, but thinking about winning can pull your focus off of proper execution in a competition. Thinking about process is the answer.

The problem with these interviews is that there's no sarcastic font.