Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself.

I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it.

I practice my saxophone three hours a day. I'm not saying I'm particularly special, but if you do something three hours a day for forty years, you get pretty good at it.

I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

I started realizing that music is the one area where I've always let go. When that saxophone goes into my mouth, I get into a space where I never think about the notes I've already played or anticipate the notes ahead.

The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced.