Music is a spiritual doorway its power comes from the fact that it plugs directly into the soul, unlike a lot of visual art or textual information that has to go through the more filtering processes of the brain.

Those of us who have the eyes and ears of the media have a responsibility to amplify the voices of the voiceless.

I was introduced to lots of great music through my local record store. It was a place where people knew music and they knew me, and could make great suggestions and discoveries. Whether it is in the physical world or on-line, the value of a great and knowledgeable record store has not gone away

There has always been a strong relationship between music and religion. It is because they both plug directly into the heart and can have real power for good or evil.

Words, they climb all over you/'Til they uncover you From where you hide.

Surround yourself with brilliance.

Concerning iTunes, the deals have mainly been done with the record companies. But the artists, with some exceptions, haven't been very well-represented. This is partly because the record companies have largely been copyright owners.