Music always turns into music. As soon as I play a key, push a key down, there's no theory any more. When I go and I hear a sound on the keyboard, all theories go out the window.

I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any of the tunes!

We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder.

I think you have to be completely merciless with yourself.

If you already have a piece of music ingrained in your body, why would you not play it?

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.