A great leader cannot worry about being well liked.

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

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

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.

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.

A great leader cannot worry about being well liked.

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.