In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.

It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.

When I was young I used to listen to everything.

It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change the course of history. You never really know. But the whole thing is to work at the process of being in sync with the universe, so that everything will align at the proper time so that you can deliver that which is your life mission. And that's why we're here as individuals. And then there's our contribution to the collective. It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

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.