In order to win you must be prepared to lose something. And leave one or two cards showing.

These days politics, religion, media seem to get all mixed up. Television became the new religion a long time back and the media has taken over.

The first piece of music that captured my imagination was probably Ray Charles Live At Newport.

and I shall watch the ferry boats, and they'll get high, on a bluer ocean against tomorrow's sky. and i will never grow so old again, and i will walk and talk, in gardens all wet with rain...

Music is spiritual. The music business is not.

Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.