I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want things so much that we sabotage them.

I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.

A riff can take on the aspect of a chorus in a listener's psyche.

Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for forty-four years. The steps all break down to one simple sentence: Make art that connects with enough folks for you to earn a splendid living.

Relationships of any kind are powerful, and they always influence an artist. It's inescapable.

Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.

I trust no one who hasn’t time for music.