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

I think I'm built like a painter. I have friends who are painters and they reflect a similar psychological attitude towards their work. They don't know what's coming next, they just wait for the message, for orders to come and then off they go on their next project.

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.

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

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.'

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

For me, rhythm is a type of divine mathematics in a way. No matter where you're from, we can all understand the mathematics of rhythm. I try to apply this mathematical thinking to my playing.