Beginner's luck is great for beginners.

Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.

When a record company makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When a manager makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When the artist makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'

There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake.

I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.