I love the classics but there are many new ideas to be made into reality. I'd rather be concerned with my own thing. There are many masters of classical piano so I'll leave it to them.

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that's not what I play. I play black classical music.

I think if I were over there in America, protest music would be more important. But I'm not going.

I don't like to go to strange places.

Theory and harmony broadened my mind in music. I know what music is made of.

I know I'm different, but I don't think about it.

It's a good time for black people to be alive.