Wisdom corresponds to the future; it is philosophy.

A jazz musician is not a jazz musician when he or she is eating dinner or when he or she is with his parents or spouse or neighbors. He's above all a human being . . . the true artform is being a human being.

I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

Wisdom is the key to understanding the age, creating the time.

I keep recycling and repackaging music that I've done in the past, as though I can't write anymore. Like, okay, I'm done with that. But I need to kind of prod myself again into come on, Herbie, get off your duff and start writing some new music.

The music becomes something that is its own entity.