[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.

I think if you're open-minded, the road will take you where it takes you. If you're closed, you might not get to go where the road is heading.

There are songs and melody that make you really happy. And there are spiritual gifts that you have - giving these gifts away sometimes gives you that feeling of inspiration. These seconds of awareness make you realize that any second can be your favorite one, and it really is up to you.

The poets who do this are uniquely conscious of this silence, this stillness.

[Performing artists] are making greater percentages. People are going to live events more and it's a big success story for everyone - except the music industry itself.

Needing nothing really is the ultimate goal. And to have nothing to do with things.

I try to keep a positive intention, and use whatever resources I have to benefit others. I try to create businesses that I think are not hurtful. I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.