I do my job, and I do what I’m paid to do and I’m always prepared. I prepare by learning the text so well that when I show up, I’m relaxed and the performance sort of happens. Now whether that’s good or bad, I don’t know... Whatever I say is going to sound very egocentric and self centered anyway so I’d better shut up.

I'm married. My wife, Stella - a beautiful woman. She's brought a lot of peace to my life, a lot of wisdom.

It's very difficult to liberate yourself from what you've learned. You know it's almost impossible because you learn in order to survive.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

We're all caught up in circumstances, and we're all good and evil. When you're really hungry, for instance, you'll do anything to survive. I think the most evil thing - well, maybe that's too strong - but certainly a very evil thing is judgment, the sin of ignorance.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

I've been composing music all my life and if I'd been clever enough at school I would like to have gone to music college.