I have to think that somewhere on some little island in the Pacific, there's someone's who's great, but I'm probably never going to hear him.

Some things I like to do better than other things, but I've got to say that in the end, the thing that makes it the most interesting for me is who you're with, you know? It's people that make the difference in just about any field, right?

All the money in the world is spent on feeling good.

In oddball places, the electric guitar has been taken as an almost alien object - this weird, six-stringed instrument that fell down to earth and was then played loud but with traditional grace and intelligence

These musicians, such as these Cubans in Havana, are a part of a scene that did produce great music and great musicians. They came from this tradition, so it's a good place to look. It's like prospecting: You gotta know where to look.

If you can't get yourself understood, you may have trouble, so you need some interpretation every now and again wherever you might be.

You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.