"We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters."

"I have pictures of me sitting in the racquetball court in my pajamas with an acoustic guitar, and Wolfgang is probably just two-and-a-half-feet tall. I'll never forget the day I saw his foot tapping along in beat! I knew then, I couldn't wait for the day I'd be able to make music with my son. I don't know what more I could ask for."

"I'm blessed with a good pair of ears. That's how I fooled my piano teacher. I'd watch his fingers and I'd listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself."

"There are really three parts to the creative process. First there is inspiration, then there is the execution, and finally there is the release."

"After ten or twelve years you can only play something so long and then you start to parody it."

"What convinces is conviction. Believe in the argument you're advancing. If you don't you're as good as dead. The other person will sense that something isn't there, and no chain of reasoning, no matter how logical or elegant or brilliant, will win your case for you."

"There's an internal battle. I need to work, I need to work, I need to work and I need to be home with my kids and the kids win."

"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."