Any Idiot Can Be Complicated. It Takes

When I Am Chopping Trees Out In The Woods Because I Heat My House With Wood, I Feel Myself Right In The Middle Of God. Mahalia Jackson Said "i Have Seen God. I Have Seen The Sun Rise." So, In A Sense, When Anyone Looks In The Mirror, They Look At An Infinitesimally Small Part Of God.

Shh. Listen To The Sounds That Surround You. Notice The Pitches, The Volume, The Timbre, The Many Lines Of Counterpoint. As Light Taught Monet To Paint, The Earth May Be Teaching You Music.

When I Got Out Of School, I Spent Two Years Just Hitchhiking Around. Every Time I Met Some Old Farmer Who Could Play Banjo, I Got Him To Teach Me A Lick Or Two. Little By Little, I Put It Together.

There Is A Big, Beautiful World That Could Be Destroyed By Selfishness And Foolishness. We Musicians Have It Without Power To Save It. In A Small Way, Every Single One Of Us Counts.

Rulers Should Be Careful About What Songs Are Allowed To Be Sung.