The effect of music is so very much more powerful and penetrating than is that of the other arts, for these others speak only of the shadow, but music of the essence.
Trust me, I play the game for the fans, my family and myself.
My timing’s a little off. But I’m about to get hotter than Jamaica in the middle of August.
Life is a challenge that you need. There's things in life that are going to throw you into the ground, but if you learn how to get up, that means you are not a quitter.
I'm not thinking home run, I just want to put a good swing on the ball. When you go looking for home runs, you get off of your swing. So you don't think of homers when you go up to the plate.
Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.
This is our f---g city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom.
The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.
This man's wife told him, "For Christmas, surprise me. " On Christmas Eve he leaned over where she was sleeping and said, "Boo!"
I have no interest in making music solely for a white audience. If that's what our audience is, I don't really feel responsible for that.
I don't think there is any end to translucence. It's an endless journey, rather like playing the violin.