I didn't worry about it because I kind of felt I left a good message and memory with the people in terms of my work, and I always felt with a good record, I could always come back.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

I want to tell people how to live spiritually. After you've bought all your houses and your clothes, you want something bigger.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

The British people are extremely conventional. You don't always know what one is thinking or feeling because it is basically hidden. The British people basically let you see what they want you to see.

I'm self-made. I always wanted to make myself a better person, because I was not educated. But that was my dream - to have class.

I never close a door on any other religion. Most of the time, some part of it makes sense to me. I don't believe everyone has to chant just because I chant. I believe all religion is about touching something inside of yourself.