If people are coming into the country to add an extra dimension, to bring skills and expertise with them, we have always been open to that.
My sister is a masseuse, so we trade - she gives me massages and I give her prepared meals. It's a great system I'd recommend: Cook or babysit for a friend in exchange for one of her skills.
Money is the great tool through whose means labor and skill become universally co-operative.
One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.
There is none who cannot teach somebody something, and there is none so excellent but he is excelled.
There's a reason I write articles and go out for good dinners: because I'm better at research than cooking. And there are people who are much better at cooking than research, so it's mutually beneficial for us to specialize.
That was the biggest thrill, going over to these guy's houses and having them want me to practice with them and they would show me a lot of stuff, which was really advanced stuff to me at my age.
If I want to do something powerful or special, then I contact people I think are smart, educated, inspiring and I'll say, "What are you doing? How can I help?"
Every time I work with a star, I learn a lot. Also, I teach a lot because I'm a shoemaker, a designer. I'm born with a pencil in my hand. For old teenagers like me it's good to learn.
The only way to learn on a zero dollar budget is to talk to people
If you want to be a better musician, hang out with a computer coder.
