The mathematics of rhythm are universal. They don't belong to any particular culture.

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

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

There are two kinds of success. One is musical or artistic and the other is commercial.

I was dealing with a lot of spiritual questions like "Who am I?" "What is God" "What is the meaning of life?" All of these questions that I think we can either face head on or choose to ignore, it's up to us.

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.

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.