Fact is that I played piano and performed, as a young kid, a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra . Don't forget I was only eleven-years-old and to be on the stage at that age had tremendous impact on me. Basically love for classical music and performing as a kid on the big stage probably led toward this decision, which meant that music is going to be my big love but also my profession.

So I didn't actually change my name the way some people did.

Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

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

You don't need the fame to be vital.

Inspiration is constantly in the air. It's up to us to develop the sensitivity to pick up on it.