Better the pride that resides as a citizen of the world than a pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled

What a young musician's dream, to say, "Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I'll have those." It was one of those unparalleled exciting days of your life.

From the point of ignition. To the final drive. The point of the journey is not to arrive.

Throw off those chains of reason and your prison disappears.

Adventures suck when you're having them.

Howard Roark stood as a role model for me - as exactly the way I already was living. Even at that tender age [18] I already felt that. And it was intuitive or instinctive or inbred stubbornness or whatever; but I had already made those choices and suffered for them.

Dedicated to the future, with honor to the past.