I've had to adjust to karaoke as a modern reality that obscures our hunt for what we're truly after.

Everyone's a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse. But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.

In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don't think about music. They're not concerned with it. They don't take their musical legacy seriously.

There hasn't been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres. They're not into dicing and slicing everything up.

Old is unwanted. You don't find Thais going to the thrift store. They want new clothes. They want the newest cell phone.

A piece of art that speaks to you can open windows in a room you hadn’t even known was dark.

(I'm not online.) I don’t have a fax. I don’t go in for any of that stuff. The typewriter is as far as I went.

Ever step you take is forever. You cant make it go away. None of it. You understand what I'm sayin?

That's some f***ing doorman you've got there, Ms. Shugak.

When women are economically empowered, the power balance changes in all areas of life.

It was a good feeling to have a lot of support. A lot of people respect me as a player but also as a person as well.

If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.

Everything starts with the customer.

Creative people must entertain lots of silly ideas in order to receive the occasional strokes of genius

I was almost kind of trapped by my own success into only doing rock.