The idea of life is to give and receive.
Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.
There have been two great revelations in my life: The first was bepop, the second was homeopathy.
I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.
I know all the Latin-American rhythms quite well, but I don't play them exactly like they do in their own country - I add my personal touch.
Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble.