Every individual should be expressing themselves, whether a politician or a minister or a policeman.

I don't think you can separate a person's "style" and his persona. If you're writing or improvising honestly, you will inevitably reflect who you are.

I’m beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82.

The secret of a great melody is a secret.

I have more energy at the end than I do at the beginning. You can be so beat up that you can scarcely walk on stage but when you get to the piano the excitement kicks in, you forget about being tired.

Concord, California was a great place to grow up.

Kinship doesn't come from skin color. It's in your soul and your mind.