We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment.

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

But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.

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.

All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note.

I don't look at music from the standpoint of being a musician; I look at it from the standpoint of being a human being.

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.