Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence.

There's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.

Listening is the key to everything good in music.

I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times.

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.

I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on.