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

The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.

We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.

It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

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

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.