"If you don't have a moral question governing your society, then you don't have a society that is going to survive."

-- Oren Lyons

“Artist refers to a person, willfully enmeshed in a dilemma of categories, who performs as if none of them existed.”

Source : Allan Kaprow, Jeff Kelley (2003). “Essays on the Blurring of Art and Life”, p.81, Univ of California Press
“To yourself you are what you think. To the outside world, you are what you do.”
“I have pretty ecumenical tastes. I'm interested in a lot of different kinds of music, so I don't listen with a jaundiced ear to music because it's in a certain category, whether it's country or opera or hip-hop or bebop or whatever it is.”

Source : "Jazzin’ Around". Interview with Mike Ragogna, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 5, 2012.
“With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently.”
“A blush is the sign which Nature hangs out to show where chastity and honor dwell.”
“Buddhism and Christianity are incompatible because there is no God in Buddhism - particularly in Theravada Buddhism. But they are also allies because their values and practices are compatible and they can work together - indeed, they would benefit greatly from doing so.”
“Too many musicians rush through everything with too many notes. I need time to take the picture. A ballad should be a ballad. It's important to understand what the song is saying, and learn how to tell the story. It takes time. I can't rush it. I really can't rush it.”
“I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.”

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