When I was a young musician, the only option available to pursue secondary education in music was to attend a classical conservatory.

You may be wrong, but you may be right.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

I don't know why I go to extremes.

I run into people from the Lehigh Valley and Allentown all over the world, and they're obviously doing pretty well. They say, "Oh, it's pretty nice there now and there's a lot of new businesses that have come into the area." Nobody's telling me, "Yeah, I left." Everybody says, "You know, I'm there. It's great. It's really nice there, and you made our town famous."

She's got a smile that heals me.

You've given me the best of you, but now I need the rest of you.