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

My wish list is pretty short. I wish that we had empathy.

I’m one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there’s no escaping it.

Basically you’re performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi.

Sort of doesn’t really matter as much anymore, when you’re surrounded by great musicians who bring their spirit, their own talent.

Words are maybe less than accessible at expressing.

Well, I’m not a scientist; I’m not an expert on environmental law; I’m a guy that can tell stories.

Let’s show people how desirable it is to step it up and climb towards heaven.

I would always just sort of pick up instruments and make noise with ’em.

I’ve been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it’s rare.

So I think we have a lot of room to grow and be a better society, and it’s a constant battle. It’s an exciting opportunity to be active.

I think it can be a lot more collaborative. People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music.

So I always look for a way to communicate ideas and help to spread excitement for change.

And when you perform and create this story, they’re chuffed – they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out.

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

Words just aren’t necessary a good enough opportunity to express.

As great as technology is, it still has it’s limitations, because it’s only a frame of the truth.

When the Light of the Sun of Truth inspires the mind of a painter, he produces marvellous pictures. These gifts are fulfilling their highest purpose, when showing forth the praise of God.

All Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose.

As an audience member, I like the sound of something that’s been written – I like it to sound written. And then, of course, you can’t do it without the musicians who can play it.

Anyone who’s got a guitar, you like to pick it up. I can play a couple of songs, some ’50s rock and roll, a bit of Elvis. That’s it, really – I’m not a musician, I’m not a singer.

As a musician, my job is incredibly easy, and it’s a good one, but I’ve got to work at it occasionally.

If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose Johann Sebastian Bach.

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.

I think it was that we were really seasoned musicians. We had serious roots that spanned different cultures, obviously the blues.