Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I've always been interested in science. I used to take watches apart and clocks apart, and there's little screws, and a little this and that, and I found out if I dropped one of them, that thing ain't gonna work.

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 think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.