In a certain sense, these were lessons I learned by playing with Indian musicians. The rhythmic forms that they use are very complex, and very challenging. In order to play in fifteen, or eleven, or seven or even five, you have to have mastered that time in order to be able to be free with the music.

When the music arrives in my mind, it gives me the direction and the form at the same time. It's integrated into the music itself.

Everyone can lock into the rhythm on a tune. It's organic in nature. It connects the band as a whole and connects the band to the audience.

The music dictates to me which instrument I use. I'm basically waiting for orders as it were.

In a way records are like paintings. Instead of using paints and brushes we use sounds and instruments.

I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.

Music speaks from spirit to spirit and in that sense you could call it a true spiritual language.