If I have a dynamite bass player - I have Darryl Jones - it's so easy to write for him because he's such a funky kid and he's gifted. He's like a little genius.
The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.
I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
When the band plays fast, you play slow; when the band plays slow, you play fast.
To keep creating you have to be about change.
My future starts when I wake up every morning.