I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves.

I'm not trying to clock scores in this lifetime, it's just that things are better now than they were like five, ten years ago. Music has gotten a lot better. There's a lot of people who are committed to - soulfully.

every mind is at least as heavy as mine

I recognize that as a musician there is a certain chauvinism attached to it, which is the thing of, "I spent my time learning how to play. You didn't spend time learning how to play, therefore, you are not a musician."

There is no dogma, there isn't anything about how the universe works.

Right now, America is under the gun. It's being tested and is being co-opted in a big way.

It's not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.