There are a lot of records coming out, in every field of music, not just jazz.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

There's so much spontaneity involved, what do you practice? How do you practice teamwork? How do you practice sharing? How do you practice daring? How do you practice being nonjudgmental?

Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.

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.

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.

I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.