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

While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future.

Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person.

I don't mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in jazz, though I didn't really start out that way. I started in classical music, but my formative years were in jazz, and it makes a great foundation.

We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse his life with the rhythm of the times. This is the essence of music.

One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open.