The role of the designer is basically that of a good host, anticipating the needs of the guest.

All my life I've always been so blue, born to lose, and now I'm losing you.

Nowadays they say you need a special chip to put in the TV so kids can't watch this and that. In my day, we didn't need a chip. My mom was the chip. End of story.

You never can overwhelm an instrument. You will never get out all that's in an instrument. An instrument will bring you to your limits.

I'm not into the money thing. You can only sleep in one bed at a time. You can only eat one meal at a time, or be in one car at a time. So I don't have to have millions of dollars to be happy. All I need are clothes on my back, a decent meal, and a little loving when I feel like it. That's the bottom line.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

I never said I was a genius. I never said I was a cornerstone. I've never said I'm a legend in my own time. You never heard me say nothing like that.