The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.

Oscar Peterson is the greatest living influence on jazz pianists today.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie.

Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.

It might be something as simple as saying the right word to the right person at the right time-and that could change the course of history. You never really know. But the whole thing is to work at the process of being in sync with the universe, so that everything will align at the proper time so that you can deliver that which is your life mission. And that's why we're here as individuals. And then there's our contribution to the collective. It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me.