It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be ultimately achieved when you have your own brand of ammunition.

So listen everybody to what I got to say, there's hope for tomorrow, if we wake up today.

I'm aware of Yusef Lateef and Sun Ra and John Coltrane. My music cup runneth over. I try to encourage people: don't cut anything off, don't limit yourself. Give it a good listen: you might find something in that goofy Sun Ra noise, that dissonance. Before I learned 'official musicality' - which you should avoid at all costs - I listened to some Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef and John Coltrane and that's where 'Journey to the Center of the Mind' came from. When you intentionally and aggressively pursue musical communication with those powerfully impactful musical geniuses, you will pick up something.

I didn't invent the middle finger, but I perfected the use of it.

[Donald] Trump November 2016 could truly be the long-awaited wake-up call America desperately needs.

Without question Gibson guitars are the finest, most revered guitars on the planet.

The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.