When you come from the Midwest, you have a more open mind than if you come from the West Coast or the East Coast.

I'll hear something in my head, then eventually play it. But it's a subconscious thing. Most of the time I really don't know what I'm playing.

My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.

When I'm with Purple, I'm totally with Purple; when I'm doing my thing, I'm totally doing my own thing.

I have my own style, but it's different for each kind of music. There are certain little characteristic things every player has.

I can't do anything but play guitar.

You're in direct contact with the music by having the strings under your fingers. It's not mechanical like a piano.

If you're not having fun it's not worth doing.

I came in with a completely new perspective. I would write songs and they would pick tunes they felt were in the Purple vein.

I don't like English bands. They're too structured.

I think the way I play the guitar is very percussive. I play a lot of rhythm chops as though I were playing congas or something.

Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are.

One can easily forget his destination when walking in a marvellous path towards his destination! The attraction of the path can be much stronger than the attraction of the target!

Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of: Wherefore, let they voice, Rise like a fountain for me night and day.

Oh salty sea, how much of your salt Is tears from Portugal?

So this was how secrets got started, I thought to myself. People constructed them little by little.

I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.

Israel was not created in order to disappear. Israel will endure and flourish.

Geography is the subject which holds the key to our future

To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

Thanks to my father, I didn't have to face the tough side of life. Probably that's why I always chose love over money.