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.

Music isn't about music, it's about life.

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.

Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

In the past, there's always been one leader that has led the pack to development of the music.

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

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.