I don't want to wreck my voice. I love to concentrate on playing the bass and keeping it very rock-solid. If I were singing, I would have blown out my voice.

We don't really have more than acouple of solos. It's just the way our music is put together.

I have respect for those who make money at art and do it well and smartly, because that commercial aspect keeps the world going and running, in a sense.

I tend to like people that are generous and give other people the benefit of the doubt.

Even the Beatles found it hard to escape their image; they were trapped by it.

There are no more barbershop quartets wearing boaters, even though I still like them. Life goes on.

Many Japanese painters and calligraphers would change their names intentionally to keep their relationship to the art always fresh. This way, others' expectations can be avoided.