I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

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.

Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill.

The value of music is not dazzling yourself and others with technique.

When I was young I used to listen to everything.

Life is not about finding our limitations, it's about finding our infinity.