The true artform is being a human being.

But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father.

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

I never dreamed I would be a Goodwill Ambassador, and for UNESCO. Perfect organization. It is apolitical and it's about education, science and culture. I mean that is what I live. That is what UNESCO is really about; it's all about bringing human beings together with one common goal, which is to move human kind forward.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.

My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement.