I never call myself modern or traditional, in our out, new or used, because I prefer not to be hemmed in by rigid definitions.

Fear closes all doors to the true self, that brilliant center where the ecstasy lies.

There is no easy or difficult; only familiar and unfamiliar.

Ultimately, musicians of the world must come to realize the potential of their calling... If the musician is illuminated from within, he becomes a lamp that lights other lamps.

I never call myself modern or traditional, in our out, new or used, because I prefer not to be hemmed in by rigid definitions.

If one's life depends on doing something right, as in the case of the tightrope walker, one will practice on a much deeper level.

Nothing in music is hard, just unfamiliar.