I think President Obama really does get the value of the arts.

The reaction to this album has just been fabulous around the world... and I've had offers to perform from around the world and I'm tempted to do it. I've got itchy lips.

I'm seduced by the arts in general. Arts is like the power of now.

I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself.

If you look at a record under a microscope, the high frequencies are short jagged edges... and the low frequencies are long swinging ones are deep bass sounds. When it cut it at half speed, you're getting more of those on the record.

I'm an old-timer in the business from the sense that when you do something that you feel good about there might be another person out there who feels the same way, or a hundred or a couple million.

I play every day. It's like a habit for me now. I just, if I don't play, I kind of miss - something's off.