In a democracy, someone who fails to get elected to office can always console himself with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it.
I believe the best persona to be onstage is the one that comes naturally.
Music is always changing and the changes are unpredictable.
I didn't follow the standard rules of bass playing, and many musicians on many different instruments who became noteworthy for their unique or particular style did a very similar thing.
As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.
Be honest with yourself and the way you act when you hear music. That way, when people watch, they'll see something from your heart and soul, and as a result will communicate your feeling and thought much better.
History has repeated itself many times througout the ages.
Winning is important, but survival is even more important. If you don't survive, you don't get to fight the next battle.
I don't know what the effective ratio would be, but I've always had some sort of intuition that for every hour you spend in the company of other human beings, you need "x" number of hours alone. Now, what "x" represents I don't really know; it might be two and seven-eighths or seven and two-eighths, but it is a substantial ratio.
See the moon? It hates us.
A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what's going on inside of himself or herself. . . lest the act of leadership create more harm than good.