I think [Phil Wood] didn't suffer fools gladly, but he loved supporting young people that loved the music.

You are not a true success unless you are helping others be successful.

Phil [Wood] was very passionate. Very committed. He felt very blessed that the people that cared about him and took him aside... if he was out of line or drinking too much, being too surly.

Bob [Gordon] died young tragically.

Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey through life. When we drive with purpose we don't get tired or bored and our engines don't burn out.

There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to grow and evolve and go find those folks and be around them and carry it on... carrying the tradition on in the way with what it is that you have to offer. Find some good people in the music that will believe in you and they'll help you do that.

Negative people often tend to create negative cultures whereas positive corporate cultures are created by positive people.