In the world of Art there are no wrong choices.

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

I try to practice with my life.

One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.

Of course, it's not the technique that makes the music; it's the sensitivity of the musician and his ability to be able to fuse his life with the rhythm of the times. This is the essence of music.

It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project.

I have to care and I have to be honest and have the courage to be vulnerable. If that happens, then that's the best I can do. To just be a puppet for the audience is not very courageous. Just to do whatever they say they want - because a lot of times people will hear something new that they hadn't heard before and get turned on by a new experience and will want to hear more of that.