I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is important.

I love out-of-the-way, rugged places. For me, holidays are about the experiences, and the people, and the memories, rather than sitting on a nice beach getting tanned. I try to plant myself where I am and embrace what is there in front of me.

I like the sparkle of the vibraphone.

I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation.

Music really is our daily medicine.

I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well.

Percussion is physical, as most instruments are. The body must function well in order to play the instruments well. Last year I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.