I Choose Not To Give Energy To

I Think Books Find Their Way To You When You Need Them. Whenever I Feel Like I'm Not Going To Live To Read All The Books I Want To Read, I Remind Myself That The Important Ones Find Their Way To Me.

I Gave Up Language For A While, And I Started Painting.and Then I Only Listened To Miles Davis And Other Instrumental Music To See How It Felt To Be Without Words.

I Do Not Believe In Terrorism, Violence, Destruction, Murder, Pre-emption, Or War.

The Religion I Have Is Music. Even The Times I Have Headaches, When I'm Singing, I Can't Feel Them. My Dad Used To Say That, Too, Especially Near The End Of His Life. He Would Be In Pain - A Lot Of Pain - And He Said The Only Time When He Didn't Feel Pain Was When He Performed And Sang.

If You're Playing In A Tradition And You Have No Reference Point To It, No Understanding And Have Not Studied It, I Can't Respect That.