There is no greater reward than working from your heart and making a difference in the world.

Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace.

First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.

Some musicians, man, you hear the note almost before they hit it. Jimi, Coltrane and Charlie Parker were like that.

...you meditate and you got the candles, you got the incense and you've been chanting, and all of a sudden you hear this voice: 'Write this down'

No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.