“I think you can find a lot of joy and inspiration through food.”

I think it can be a lot more collaborative.

In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general.

We’re all part of the story; we can all contribute and participate.

Everything I do, it’s all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment.

I think in the old music, everything was so competitive.

I’m passionate about it because I think it’s the most direct way to connect to the things that are ineffable.

We have to act united as a people, and that means that every individual has to participate and do their part.

I see stuff sometimes and have a good laugh.

You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing.

I think winter wear is communal.

I’m a self-taught musician, so I never really had the restrictions of any one instrument.

You can’t expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell!.

We can not be naive and think we can go it alone.

But the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.

It was all about – very selfish in a lot of ways.

I think it’s important that we run that tension between the way things are.

He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.

Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.

Most of life is routine – dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you’ll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

The placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things in the whole of medicine. It’s not just about taking a pill, and your performance and your pain getting better. It’s about our beliefs and expectations. It’s about the cultural meaning of a treatment.

When I was CEO, and I’d listen to music, a lot of people listen to music and you get inspiration from it. And a lot of things in hip hop are very instructive for being in business. Particularly, hip hop is a lot about business, and so it was very useful for me in any job.

If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that’s because that’s where I’m going to find inspiration.

Consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing

Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That’s just hot air.