First of all, the music that people call Latin or Spanish is really African. So Black people need to get the credit for that.
If You’re going to sweep the floor, sweep it better than anybody in town. And if You’re going to play the guitar, really, really, really get in it, and don’t be jivin’.
If you want to be successful, just meditate, man. God will tell you what people need.
Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that ’s why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I’m just roaming around, vagabonding.
The worst thing you can become in life is cynical. Cynical is like concrete. and nothing grows in concrete.
He just seems as cool as ever. I can smell him. Even on the other side, there is smell. Like, when babies are born, there’s two smells-one is chicken soup, which is the flesh, and the other is lilacs, which is coming from the spiritual garden. The spirit has a lilac smell.
All music is important if it comes from the heart.
You cannot behave appropriately, unless you perceive correctly. Once you perceive you are a beam of Light, that comes from the mind of God, you will carry yourself differently.
When my father passed away two or three years ago, I didnt listen to music for four days – thats a long time for me.
I am here to give voice to the invisible.
There is nothing more contagious on this planet than enthusiasm.
Bring the brothers home, and sisters home now. Legalize marijuana and take all that money and invest it in teachers and in education. You will see a transformation in America.
I don’t eat meat because meat brings out negative qualities such as fear, anger, anxiety, aggressiveness, etc. Vegetables peacefully offer themselves to the earth when ripe, thus allowing a sublime and peaceful thought-conscio usness.
There is divinity in your DNA. Live your light.
You’ve got to change your evil ways, baby, before I start loving you.
The more choices we give patients affected by depression, the better we will serve them.
A lot of people said to me, ‘Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!’
No one’s better than me. I’m not better than anyone. Whether it’s Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
KISS is Las Vegas entertainment. A musician doesn’t need the mask.
I know I’m not the kind of person who’s gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock ‘n’ roll artists. They just play their hits and that’s it. That doesn’t appeal to me.
I’m ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I’m really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.