One of the greatest experiences I ever had was listening to a conversation with Joni Mitchell and Wayne Shorter. Just to hear them talking, my mouth was open. They understand each other perfectly, and they make these leaps and jumps because they don't have to explain anything.

I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when I'm functioning as a musician, but that's not 24 hours a day. That's really opened me up to even more perspectives because now I look at music, not from the standpoint of being a musician, but from the standpoint of being a human being.

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

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.

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.