"Funk wasn’t cool until the last few years. Now it’s cool to play an instrument, whereas there was a period of time wh…"

"Each one of the world’s teachers when they come are misunderstood, and the first thing we do is strike out at them, b…"

"Oh hummingbird Mankind was waiting for you to come flying along Heavenly songbird We were so wrong we've harmed you O…"

"See the curtains hangin' in the window In the evening on a Friday night A little light a-shinin' through the window L…"

"Makes no difference Where you are Day or nighttime You're like a shining star How could I Shine without you When it's…"

"Life So they say Is but a game and they'd let it slip away Love Like the autumn sun Should be dyin' But it's only jus…"

"Dreams So they say Are for the fools and they let 'em drift away Peace Like the silent dove Should be flyin' But it's…"

"So I wanna laugh while the laughin' is easy I wanna cry if makes it worthwhile I may never pass this way again That's…"

"Being curious is an absolute rule of life. If you don’t have that, I don’t know what you're doing in this music."

"Even while I was studying at [Manhattan School of Music], I was learning about melody and rhythm, and theory, and har…"