But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving: so nobody can hit me - you know what I mean? Protesting is not the answer - not along those lines.

My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.

I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making my living. And now the company is very successful - to the extent that I can afford to come out and play.

I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

For the last five years I've been in the production business.

In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect.

But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or anything, have one primary concern - mankind.

At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it for the rest of my time. Regardless of whether one might like it or one might not like it, this is where I am.

We incorporate various electronic devices - the echo plugs and things like that. Actually, all we're trying to do is make that sound musical. As opposed to just making sounds, we do musical things with them.

Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.

I don't dig staying in one groove.

A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.

The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike it. If you dislike it, you probably don't know why. By the same token, you can't even really say why you like it.

Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.

I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her.

There is a difficult leap between talking about balancing the budget and actually doing it.

The worst fault of the working classes is telling their children they're not going to succeed.

I work out five days a week, I can't imagine not doing it.

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

I believe we should appeal to people at the higher levels.

We have a normal. As you move outside of your comfort zone what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.

The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.

I would love people to understand that not everyone can give away $100, but everyone can take the time to help someone get across a street.

If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.

I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives.

In D.C., I've passed amendments to allocate $6.3 million to keep our waterways open for business, $1 million as a down payment on our wetland restoration - our natural storm protection - and $5 million to ensure that drilling permits are reviewed thoroughly and efficiently.

We must continue to pursue peace through diplomacy, but we must also not shrink from our responsibility through the option of strength. We must take advantage of internal resistance and change from within Iran to avert this path of mutual destruction.

Obama has no solutions. Obama has failed the country and its great citizens, and they don't like it when somebody such as myself speaks the truth about this - it hurts too much.

I get hired because I improvise well.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on.

The Scottish Labour Party, while I have breath in my body, will listen to the views of trade unionists.

Easter has been cancelled they found the body.

True friendships don't fade in Hollywood, as so many myths about show business would have you insist.

I don't know about you, but I find it exhilarating to see how vague psychological notions evaporate and give rise to a physical, mechanistic understanding of the mind, even if it's the mind of the fly.

A strong women is someone who is able to smile this morning like she wasnt crying last night.

I'm not a Democrat.

In 2002, a Scottish journalist, during a dinner meant to be private, absolutely wanted me to react to Stephen Hawking's comments. I said one shouldn't pay too much attention to what Hawking was saying because he was a celebrity but not a specialist of elementary particle theory.