Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That's a wealth that's priceless. You can't buy compassion.

Jazz is about being in the moment.

The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.

A great teacher is one who realizes that he himself is also a student and whose goal is not dictate the answers, but to stimulate his students' creativity enough so that they go out and find the answers themselves.