“My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.”

“It had never occured to me that thinking and music are so much alike. In fact, you can say music is another way of thinking or maybe thinking is another kind of music. ”

“Music is forever. Music is life. Music is something worth believing in...Music is my words, my soul...my muse.”

“No matter what these people say about me, my music doesn't glorify any image. My music is spiritual when you listen to it. It's all about emotion, I tell my innermost, darkest secrets.”

“It's impossible for me to say one word about all that music has meant to me in my life. How, then, can I hope to be understood?”

“You must be kidding." She says, "Having the power of life and death isn't enough. Youmust wonder what other poems are in that book."Hitting me as fast as a hiccup, me resting my weight on my good foot, just staring at her, I say no.She says, "Maybe you can live forever."And I say no.And she says, "Maybe you can make anyone love you."No.And she says, "Maybe you can turn straw into gold."And I say no and turn on my heel."Maybe you could bring about world peace," she says.”