Jerry Garcia was one of the original American icons. He played naturally and beautifully.

It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something.

Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.

When I have them working together, it's like a beautiful kaleidoscope.

For me, being an innovator doesn't mean being more intelligent, more rich, it's not a word, it's an action.

The idea is more important than the style you're playing in.

You don't have to worry about being a number one, number two, or number three. Numbers don't have anything to do with placement. Numbers only have something to do with repetition.

I don't try to please when I play. I try to cure.

Music has many uses and I think the most perfected use that music has is one of a healing quality.

Whatever you do, it's over when you do it - but first you have to do it.

We in the Western world suffer from too many categories and classes; we've forgotten that we all still have diapers on. We've separated music from life.

Show the youth the consequences of their actions and why they should choose wisely

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

The nice thing about anger is that, as an emotion, it's strong enough to unplug me from the comedian's mind for a minute and just be a frustrated member of the citizenry.

I'm a very goal-oriented person.

The best thing about wearing black is that you can hide pretty easily, unless you're in like Hawaii, then you can't hide.

What a relief it was to discover that I wasnt realy an idiot! I simply had a learning disability.

Even in the face of massive competition, don't think about the competition. Just think about the customer.

Rock stars are like prophets. There's something about somebody who can get up on a stage and sing. And then when they write you songs, forget it, okay?

My friends, there is no Palestinian-Israeli conflict. There is only the global war on terrorism.

Man must get away from verbal forms to attain the consciousness, that which is there to be perceived at hand.