It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us.

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices.

When I was young I used to listen to everything.

You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

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.