"Sing!!"
"My job is to be your honest reporter."
"What do you want the audience to hear?"
"You get what you ask for."
"Stop thinking and Play!"
"Take a FULL breath!"
"What do you want?"
"Is that your very best musical idea?"
"Now, why don't you try playing it as if you actually LIKE it?"
"Your favorite work in all the world should be the one you are playing."
"Sometimes you have to 'Fake it to Make it'."
"The idea is everything."
"What we sell is sound."
"I spend about 70% of my practice time eliminating the unnecessary."
"As simple as possible and no simpler!" (A. Einstein)
"Breathe!!"
"Simply, please."
"Think of the sound."
"We can only execute one executive process at a time. So, you need to pick the most important one. For me that most important element is Song."
"What did you notice?"
"Imitate the sound - don't try and figure it out."
"Flood your mind with Song."