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

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.

The biggest government waste: The death penalty. An individual death-penalty case could climb to $100 million, much of it spent at the litigation level. Also, DNA evidence has exonerated nearly 300 death-row inmates.

I believe everybody is spiritual and no one is any more spiritual than anyone else.

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

My entire life is dedicated to music, and at my age, that makes a lot of years! But all the work and dedication is only that I'm able to forget myself and let the music do the 'talking.'

Music that touches the transcendental aspect of a human being is reserved for a marginal audience