All kids, I think, are creative, but they get it pounded out of them in school.

Sixteen million colors in your palette are hard for any artist, especially a beginner, to turn down.

I had a teacher's degree and a degree in Oriental Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts. I thought I was going to India to study but all of a sudden, I had a career in music. It really surprised me.

Another time factor is output: proofing and printing. That is, getting your work out of the computer and onto paper and having it satisfy you. It can be time consuming and expensive.

I feel sorry for people of good heart who have never had a chance to learn the realities of Native American everything - not just our history but the sweetness and the beauty and the reasons why were so close to Mother Earth.

There is so much joy in native culture but so much poverty. It's very disturbing.

All kids, I think, are creative, but they get it pounded out of them in school.