Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.

We don't live by just sleeping and eating. We need pride and dignity in our lives. Work gives you that.

I think that there is a sort of spiritual power that is translating into our bodies as we perform. Performers give, and giving is so important. It can heal. That is my experience, anyway.

Sometimes I am happy and sometimes not. I am, after all, a human being, you know. And I am glad that we are sometimes happy and sometimes not. You get your wisdom working by having different emotions.

I see so many activists... who are artists because they feel that they have the power of communication.

You're filled with so much life. Is there any reason why all of us are not full of life?

Music is like my security blanket. The first medium that I learned was music.