All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.

Starting in the middle of a musical sentence and moving in both directions at once.

When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.

I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood.

I think the majority of musicians are interested in truth.

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.

Jazz is a word they use to sell our music, but to me that word does not exist.