In a lot of African instruments, you find a rattle, and sound engineers have a hard time making sense of it.

When I was growing up, my idea of Led Zeppelin was all epic lasers, castles, and ten-minute drum solos - that sort of thing.

I do understand the perspective of die-hard fans who complain that we don't play the same as the record, but at the same time I think fans are getting an amazing deal.

I have much clearer memories of my time in Egypt: songs on the radio, the rhythms that accompanied belly dancers, the sound of the adhan - the Muslim call to prayer. I just soaked it all up.

Sometimes language is not enough.

I think entertainment is a perfectly noble occupation.

I am very sensitive to music, so I can quite easily allow myself to access that space in which I am completely taken over. And you can get quite a reaction out of the crowd when you do that.

I think where you play is important.

I think the origins of music have probably to do with magic and transcendence as well.

I always wanted to know what the music behind some music was, or where it came from, and that gave me a point of reference for understanding the music I was listening to.

I am not scared of making mistakes.

When the suicide arrived at the sky, the people there asked him: "Why?" He replied: "Because no one admired me.

Sleep, where in the waste is the wisdom?

The Real Success is helping others to get Succeed

Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.

The tanned appearance of many New Englanders is not sunburn - it is rust.

That little burning bush that is the signature of the blog - it echoes Elizabeth Barrett Browning's words.

Strategic planning is worthless - unless there is first a strategic vision.

You can really help support a character if you understand the setting. So for that reason I generally write about Philadelphia.

When the dawn was still long hours away, bad thoughts took on flesh and began to walk. In the middle of the night thoughts became zombies.

Never test the depth of river with both the feet.