Love, we say, is life; but love without hope and faith is agonizing death.
Adventures don't begin until you get into the forest. That first step is an act of faith.
There's nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it.
A good groove releases adrenaline in your body. You feel uplifted, you feel centered, you feel calm, you feel powerful. You feel that energy. That's what good drumming is all about.
The musical mystery is: How do you marry tuned percussion and voice? On a metaphorical level, everything that's really important - like the clouds, the sky and the earth - is a giant mystery.
Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood, we are a rhythm machine, that’s what we are.
The adventure of composition is a mystery. The muse has her ways, she hides from you, comes for you in the middle of the night, at midday, at dawn. You must believe wholeheartedly in this divine power. Its an elusive gift that can appear at any time, anywhere. Artists are in awe of it.
The great must submit to the dominion of prudence and of virtue, or none will long submit to the dominion of the great.
I've hurt you. I've loved you. I've mowed the front yard.
When there's somebody racing side-by-side, when somebody's right next to me and they're pushing and we're both tired, we're both fatigued, I want to be able to beat them mentally.
Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true.