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

People always want to protect what's really going on inside. They want to kind of make visible something that looks more pleasant than what may be happening inside of themselves.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

I spent five years, at least, working with Miles. Together, we recorded ESP, Nefertiti, Sorcerer -- and I can tell you; each of these albums instantly became jazz classics. Hey, we had Wayne Shorter playing tenor sax, Ron [Carter] on bass, Tony Williams played drums. That was great band we had.

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

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.

Wisdom corresponds to the future; it is philosophy.