My God is rock'n'roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

Well, everybody does something, some people race cars, others collect stamps, I find tai chi to be philosophically, aesthetically, physically and spiritually fascinating.

The gay people know where I'm at. Straight people may not know where I'm at, but they find it kind of interesting when they show up and see what is sitting around them.

I love Ornette Coleman. I love Don Cherry. I love the way those guys play.

The injuries we do in kind are visited upon us often. In the science of the mind, trying hard to move a shadow.

Underachievers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose except your fright.

But it's not only: What are you going to do about touring, it's: What are you going to do with your life? Is there a point to what we do? I think there is. Making music, creating beautiful things. We have to be in love with the good and the beautiful. If we are not, then you're in a nihilistic state.