If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!

It's like an act of murder - you play with intent to commit something.

Problems are chances for us to do our best.

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

I don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.

Of the One O'Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: "I wish it were mine".

There is no art without intention.