So in other words, we were constantly challenged to grow, and thats what a master does.

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

We need to put into practice the idea of embracing other cultures. We need to be shaping the kind of world we want to live in instead of waiting for someone else or some other entities to do it for us.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

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

It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.

My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement.