Talent is a burden not a joy. I am not of this planet. I do not come from you. I am not like you.

This is the world you have made yourself, now you have to live in it.

Jazz is a white term to define black people. My music is black classical music.

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

Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking. . . . the new inventive phrases we make up to describe things - all that to me is jazz just as much as the music we play.

Through music you can become sad, joyful, loving, you can learn. You can learn mathematics, touch, pacing... Oh my God! Ooh... Wow... You can see colors through music. Anything!

I believe the time will come when the whole definition of pop music will change. It will get to the point where a song will not be a good song until it has a high level of creativity in writing and performance. In other words, in order to be popular, songs will have to meet these high standards.