"To love is to tire of being alone; it is therefore a cowardice, a betrayal of ourselves. (It is exceedingly important that we not love.)"

“From him to the stars, in all directions, there was only silence and emptiness.”

“That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.”

“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.”

“I mean, what would happen to the Weather Channel's ratings if all the sudden people weren't scared anymore?”

“Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history of jazz there had never been one man who influenced all the instruments.”

Source : Gary Giddins (1987). “Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker”, University of Maryland Sea Grant Publications

“Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.”

“The way people see you is the way you really are.”

Source : "Stone me!". Interview with Jon Savage, www.theguardian.com. August 9, 2008.

“When you go on your Twitter or look down your Timeline and it's all great positivity - I love that. But at the same time, it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you're trying to do. And I've seen artists get caught up in that.”