Music, and art as a whole, is a strange beast. You can’t see it, taste it, touch it, or smell it, but you sure can feel it.

Freedom is only realized within a well-defined structure;

From a very young age, my only way “out” of the dangerous places I was born into was through racking up accomplishments. At every stage of my life, those successes came at a greater expense than before; whether it was my family or my health, one was indirectly put on the chopping block. However, my life is more full now than ever because I can

As the great Pablo Picasso (who also happened to be my next-door neighbor for three years while I lived in the south of France with the Barclays; he resided in Villa La Californie with his wife Jacqueline, two goats, and three ducks!) established, “You’ve got to know the rules in order to break them.” Music is a science that needs to be carefully

If you don’t want outside forces defining who you are, then you’ve got to combat those forces just as often with words and actions that remind you of your identity. Your success in any field is only as strong as the foundation that you create for yourself.

You may not be able to do everything on your own, but by being the spark that ignites the flame, you just might be the impetus for change that you never thought was possible, helping to prevent the “firsts” from being the “onlys.”

Big dreams don’t come without big failures. Things will get tough and you will make mistakes. Repeatedly. We’re human and we’re going to flounder, but it’s what you do to get back up that matters.

When you work with people whom you respect, you naturally get connected to their network of relationships, and it continues to build from there.

believe that survival is also an act of creativity. It’s a matter of seeking out new ways to stay inspired, and creating paths that lead to a better future for yourself, and in turn, others.