You never know if you have met your best friend in life yet. That still may be to come.
Ideally the point of music is community, not the player. Musicians are simply channels to link the audience to the music and to each other.
Music has always been my protection against the world, from a very young age. I feel safe inside of a jam.
We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.
There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.
It's like you're surfing. . . The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.
I'm not trying to pull the rug out from under anybody, but the music really does tell you where to go.
Our God and His world is way more real than this world.
Richard Lewis has this incredible ability to look like he's just. . . you know it's an act that's been honed. What you have to do in standup is create spontaneity, somehow; even though you've done this act a million times, you gotta look like you're almost just thinking of it now, to make it entertainer.
Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. It means that you are willing to stop being such a jerk. When you are aware of all that has been given to you, in your lifetime and the past few days, it is hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back.
Plus, I love comic writing. Nothing satisfies me more than finding a funny way to phrase something.