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"I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music."
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"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

"Music is the fastest motivator in the world."

"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."
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"It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project."

"I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things."

"While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future."

"I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism."

"Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music."
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