It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and read more

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.

I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade read more

I can make a trade every day if I want to, but that's not going to help us. A trade that would get us better rarely comes along. They're very difficult to find. Good trades are very difficult in our league and don't happen very often.

[Ben Adams, founder and director of the program, was pleased with the turnout.] We estimated 1,000 people but we had read more

[Ben Adams, founder and director of the program, was pleased with the turnout.] We estimated 1,000 people but we had about 2 or 3 thousand come today, ... Everybody can come out, have a good time and listen to music.

It's not done. That's the one thing at this level. Recruiting is really not done until late August.

It's not done. That's the one thing at this level. Recruiting is really not done until late August.

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

Kingdom of the Golden Dragon

On Blur bassist Alex James: I used to punch Alex a lot. He used to say really annoying things. I read more

On Blur bassist Alex James: I used to punch Alex a lot. He used to say really annoying things. I think he liked being punched.

I'm used to it. I'm used to kind of getting shoved in the back row behind the hitters. I like read more

I'm used to it. I'm used to kind of getting shoved in the back row behind the hitters. I like it. I wouldn't want to do anything else. I love playing defense.

People generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely read more

People generally treat me like I'm very intelligent and really, I'm much less intelligent than she is. Scully is insanely intelligent.

[Larry Adams, 33, has been confined to a room in University Medical Center since April, when he received an artificial read more

[Larry Adams, 33, has been confined to a room in University Medical Center since April, when he received an artificial heart. The heart is connected to a 350-pound machine, which is about the size of a dishwasher, and six feet of hose hooks the machine to pumps in Adams' chest.] I've just got to sit and wait, ... Everywhere I go, engineers have to push the box around with me.