Writing in my journal keeps me focused on my spirit and what I need or feel.

I feel alive in quiet moments with my son, riding our bikes or watching him line his trains up in a particular order, witnessing how his mind works, hearing him learn a new word. I'm alive in these special moments because I never knew a love like this.

We believe Frederick Nietzsche couldn't have been more right when he said 'without music, life would be a mistake.

I would hate to make music and people love me for something that isn't me.

Mozart would play a counterpart with his left hand while using his right to mock it. It was blue, dark, shadowy - and it made me feel something. That's when I realized music was inside me.

He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in.

I believe AIDS is the most important issue we face, because how we treat the poor is a reflection of who we are as a people.