I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts.

One of the greatest attributes of jazz, I think, is that it is that open.

You don't need the fame to be vital.

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

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

You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist.

I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.