“Music is an expression of individuality; it's how you see the world. A...” — David Sanborn Quote

Music is an expression of individuality; it's how you see the world. All art is, for that matter. You take how you experience the world, interpret it, and send it out there - express it - whether it's sculpture, dance or singing.

Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.

When you have an acoustic bass in the ensemble it really changes the dynamic of the record because it kind of forces everybody to play with a greater degree of sensitivity and nuance because it just has a different kind of tone and spectrum than the electric bass.

While St. Louis is technically regarded as part of the Mid-West, it's actually - geographically and emotionally - more part of the South. I mean, the sensibility of St. Louis is really very much that of a Southern Mississippi river-town.

I don't feel that I'm particularly political. I'm interested in politics; I'll express my view if I feel strongly about something, but humanitarian issues, I think, are slightly different.

I was a shy kid and really didn't know how to express myself.

People should be able to express themselves without feeling threatened. That is true in football, but also in life.

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

There are ways of swearing that express all of your love and emotions.