It is good to be different, because difference is great; that's what this music is based on. But lose that energy between the audience and the players, and you have nothing.

I was talented but crazy, semi-autistic and eccentric.

I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing.

It is good to be different, because difference is great; that's what this music is based on. But lose that energy between the audience and the players, and you have nothing.

These magic moments when rhythms and harmonies extend themselves and jell together and the people become another instrument. These things are priceless and they can't be learned; they can only be felt.

I'm trying to make music a sensual expression, not an academic experiment.

A great leader cannot worry about being well liked.