I feel so lucky that my high school was right in the middle of Denver, which is one of those sort of segregated towns, with black and white and Hispanic neighborhoods. But the school I went to was right in the middle of the whole thing.

Every time I play with someone, not just a new person, but someone I've been with all along, that's where I really learn.

There's always this sound out there that's just a little beyond my reach & that just sort of keeps me going.

There's so much music out there & so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument.

It's incredible how one song or even one little phrase or just a few notes, if you really concentrate on it, can be a kaleidoscope of possibility.

I do know the older I get, the more I'm referencing music I heard as a kid.

I used to edit myself. If something seemed super-simple I had to make it more complicated. Now I'm trying to let what's in there come out and acknowledge where I come from. I'm trying to make it more. ..true.