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" I didn't think I'd ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But... watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me. Because, in my mind, I can do all that stuff. "

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" More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs at the inner city public schools who need them most continue to be hit hard with budget cuts. "

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" I grew up with a very religious background. "

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" Asbury Park's a special place for me. It's where I really began playing. "

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" I look forward to working out every day. "

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" Sometimes you just do things and let your natural self become a part of what you're doing. "

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" It's like Liverpool. Everybody went for the music. All the young musicians seemed to gravitate to Asbury Park. "

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" To me, the sax is rock n' roll, even though electric guitars kind of pushed it aside for a while. "

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" I'd rather somebody punch me in the face than drop my sax. "

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" There'll be no oiling up with this band. The oil has been there for years and it only gets better. "

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" In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives are able to come to you. In my music I find the same thing. "

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" I'm always in the market for my acting. "

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" It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concert. "

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" When I go out before a crowd, I ask God to give me inspiration to be the light. "

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" It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier. "

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" I take my job as a rock and roll sax player very seriously. To do it the way that I must do it, I must be in good condition. The better shape you're in, the harder you can rock. "

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" When I grew up, there was one music: rock n' roll. Somewhere along the line, there was a separation. I don't know why it happened, but it did happen. "

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" I'm a Gaga-ite. "

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" When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget it. "

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" I always had this vision of what I wanted to do in life. "

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" The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. That's where the music lives. That's where my music comes from. "

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" The night before a show, I don't sleep. Really. I've been doing this for 30 years, and the night before a show, I still don't sleep. "

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" I hung out in the Baltimore area a lot. My biggest memory was playing football against Morgan. That was, like, 'Forget about it,' that was a really big thing. They used to kick our butts all the time. "

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" As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I heard this saxophone on the radio the other day and I knew it was you. I don't know the song, but I know it was you on sax.' "

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" Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It's a homey kind of thing. I refer to it as the Church of What's Happening Now. "

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" Being involved in the well-being and advancement of one's own community is a most natural thing to do. "

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" When a fan says, 'Man, you saved my life; I heard 'Jungleland'... and I cried... and I felt joy in my life again,' that's my hall of fame. "

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" The Philadelphia audiences, they're like our home crowd. "

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" We had to play both ways on the field, so I was offensive center and defensive end. "

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" I have no agenda - just to be loved. "

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