I've been making music for as long as I can remember. I would, as a kid, just sing little ideas or be making something.

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.

Truth is only what we like to hear....

It was not a coincidence. It was not deja vu. It was destiny. It was my destiny to meet her.

There is no way to happiness - happiness is the way.

Do you know what a foreign accent is? It's a sign of bravery.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

Culture is public, because meaning is

‎Who would die for this chance to be fed this death of pleasure with spoons, in their warm homes, alone, unmoving?

TV has made us get down to the nub and new films will begin to live up to what the medium can be.

Dreams will be fulfilled if you want them badly enough.

It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car.