I don't have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.

Big ideas we tend to like are the ones that seem impossible or crazy.

It's time for the party of big ideas, not the party of Big Brother!

There is no accountability today... no willingness to focus on big ideas.

I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future.

My work with Terry Riley sparked all kinds of musical ideas, ... I wanted some vehicle that could encompass all the Indian elements as well as some of the jazz stuff. I also liked that earthy energy of the blues I was playing, and I wanted to see if there was a way to bring everything together.