“I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in th...” — John Oates Quote

“I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the big picture.”

“I'm an indie artist with major distribution, so one foot in the extreme major music business and one foot in the abyss of indie artists.”

“Swimming upstream in the music business is a hard thing to do.”

“It's the whole big picture that we have to look at to create an organization that wins over the long term. And to just shoot from the hip on a decision based on winning over a 10-game period. No, that doesn't make sense.”

“A brain hemorrhage puts it all in a deeper perspective. I'm one of those guys hit by lightning. I see the big picture. Everything is in perspective now. Let's just say I'm the kind of guy who knows how to enjoy the moment.”

“We get divided generationally and in other ways - libertarians versus more traditional social conservatives, for example - and we've got to provide some flexibility there. But we don't need to have quite so many litmus tests. We need to have our big picture focused on economic issues.”