It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.

I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.

I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.

There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.

I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.

Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that.

I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.