The Beatles are lucky, very lucky. But what has happened to them has nothing to do with them, in a sense. They came along at the right time. Attention was focused on them. They've had the chance to grow in almost any direction they wanted. Very lucky. They are not exceptionally talented.

Since I was three I've been playing the piano. I've been onstage.

I can't stand loud guitars that make me deaf.

You've got to learn to leave the table When love's no longer being served".

Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of everyday life, as automatic as breathing.

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

I try to swim every damn day I can, and I've learned to scuba dive and snorkel.