There’s only one religion, it’s called life.

Every good vibration is music.

Charles Mingus, the late bassist and sound organizer, found it hard to be Mingus, and it probably would have been hard to be Charles Mingus no matter what he did.

As James Baldwin once said: «Take away the black, and it is still difficult just being James living in this world». Being black only compounds certain problems.

Learning to live and be a total human being can take a lifetime.

My grandfather wants to know
«Do we own this land?»
«No, we don’t, grandfather.»
then he asks
«Can we open up a barber shop?
You shine shoes and I’ll cut hair.»
«Okay, granpa, let’s do that.»

I thought I understood
the concept of joy
until some kid came over
to the house and played
Jimmy Smith’s record «the sermon»
about 69 times
when he finally went home
joy had a new meaning