I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.

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.

So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.

Inspiration is constantly in the air. It's up to us to develop the sensitivity to pick up on it.

I think there's a great beauty to having problems. That's one of the ways we learn.

Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.

You can change your character and, at the same time, change your fortune.