Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.
I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others.
Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music.
I'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music.
I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize.
I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.