It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.

A person's age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.

I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.

Communications are making this one world. Back in the day, 400-500 years ago, nobody knew what anyone else was doing. It's on the 6 O'Clock news now. Now we can say, Oh, that's the way they live. Oh, they do that!! Opportunities, the chance to bring about change, it's all based on communication. Communication and jet planes.

Making a record is like painting a school bus with a toothbrush

Benny [Carter] opened the eyes of a lot of producers and studios, so that they could understand that you could go to blacks for other things outside of blues and barbecue. He's a total musician. He was the pioneer, he was the foundation. He made it possible for that doubt to be taken away.

Prince.. a true artist in every sense of the world.Gone way too soon.