"A drug is not bad. A drug is a chemical compound. The problem comes in when people who take drugs treat them like a license to behave like an asshole."

"In music the passions enjoy themselves."

"When I watch a puppet show, I'm not watching the puppets - I'm trying to see who's pulling the strings."

"Outside of a dog a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

"The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial."

"When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have."