I believe that music is a force in itself. It is there and it needs an outlet, a medium. In a way, we are just the medium.
“We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.”