I've never written one note or word of music simply because I think it will make money.

I think in terms of emotions. And feelings. So sometimes what I say may not always be clear. But creatively, there's a lot to be said for that way of thinking.

I still believe that something is right only when it feels right.

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.

You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about a song.

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disneyland, having fun.

I believe that music is God's voice.

The idea of taking a song, envisioning the overall sound in my head and then bringing the arrangement to life in the studio...well, that gives me satisfaction like nothing else.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a hard-working guy.

Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive.

Humor - it helps to make the vibe better - it loosens up the vibrations.

My father says you remember the smell of your country no matter where you are but only recognize it when you're far away.

Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed.

I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids.

Chavo or Kerwin White or whatever his name is! He called me stupid.

A man should ever, as much as in him lieth, be ready booted to take his journey, and above all things look he have then nothing to do but with himself.

When you are mad at yourself, you are mad at everybody.

The jealous keys of truth's eternal doors.

Truth allows you to live with integrity. Everything you do and say shows the world who you really are. Let it be the Truth.

Talk about handicap - I'm a one-eyed Negro Jew.

Style must be adapted to the woman and not vice versa. The same can be said of clothes.