Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine but eventually as computers get more and more powerful it will kill off all middle-class professions.

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in they still know good music when they hear it.

Music is the social act of communication among people a gesture of friendship the strongest there is.

I'm glad you asked that question because of any musical situation I've been in the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.

Yes it must be something that goes very well with my voice let's say something that I understand that this would be good communication with the others and I don't pretend for instance to look for music that would be something that doesn't go with my personality.

Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.

I didn't know folk music growing up no. It's something I've come to study really because I think there's so much to learn from traditional music in the sense of the way music began as a way of communication the traveling storyteller the bard the minstrels.

I mean what is music anyway? It's a form of communication - at least for me it is. And that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

There is no roles. No one is keeping any roles. The drummer is also answering everybody and everything. So it is a constant conversation and communication between musicians on an extremely high level with extremely valuable material motifs and melodies.

That was when I realised that music is the most profound magical form of communication there is.

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

The thing that I've always been slightly frustrated with was that the idea of a CD is kind of confined to a material possession that you can put on a shelf. And the idea of music for me is always about both the communication and the sharing of content. And so the interactive part is missing.

What does music mean to me? I don't think I would really be much without it without it coming through me. It's my means of communication my means of growth my means of transportation from one point in my life to another.

People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.

I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I would be in concert music.

What is music anyway? It's a form of communication and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people.

Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting it's something far far deeper than that.

Change is growth. For me it has been a very spiritual and musical rebirth.

I just change with the times. I really don't have a say in what's going on. Music was here before me.

We're not trying to change the world just music.

I didn't want to go out and change anything. I just wanted to make the music that was part of my background which was rock and blues and hip-hop.

Actors are agents of change. A film a piece of theater a piece of music or a book can make a difference. It can change the world.

You can't stay the same. If you're a musician and a singer you have to change that's the way it works.