"We used to play music for fun. Much more than now. Now nobody picks up a guitar unless they're paid for it."

"To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself."

"I never really liked poetry readings I liked to read poetry by myself, but I liked singing, chanting my lyrics to this jazz group."

"Women stand for the objective world for a man. They stand for the thing that you're not and that's what you always reach for in a song."

"The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise."

"However, yes, especially as one gets older, you know, you really hope that your music will become more generally available, even though some of the performances might be riddled with faults."

"Usually, whenever my mom would come over I would try and put on music that I thought she would like just to make her feel more at ease."

"I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important."