Your mother’s heartbeat is the first sound you ever hear and your own heartbeat is the last.

I knew even if I'm a cowboy, I'm going to be involved in jazz in some way.

When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music.

The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio.

It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me.

When things are going well, I hate to quit.

The use of rock, folk, or pop music serves a purpose. It gets people into the church. But an inexperienced guitar player who doesn't have much to say, for example, can make me wish to leave the church immediately, whereas one great jazz or classical guitarist can confirm that I will have a spiritual experience in the church.