I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom, friendship, hope, and dignity.

It's the attitude about life, man. Looking at the light instead of the dark. Looking at love instead of fear.

Whenever a woman would come too close, I would cut her off. Part of that was vindictive - but that was totally subconscious.

My dream is to put together a performance of the evolution of black music with Cirque du Soleil . I would also like to do street opera and children's books. But even as I work toward these things, I want to simplify my life.

I'm just a musician and a record producer.

China's got a billion people and a hit record over there is a million records. You know that ain't right.