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.

You can expand, repeat, even change keys and do other things electronically to give certain elements and phrases more cohesiveness.

I think I was supposed to play jazz.

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.

I started off with classical music, and I got into jazz when I was about 14 years old. And I've been playing jazz ever since.

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.

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