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.

I've been curious ever since I was a little kid.

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.

Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique.

The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there.

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

I try to practice with my life.