The way we describe our world shows how we think of our world. How we think of our world governs how we interpret our world. How we interpret our world directs how we participate in the world. How we participate in the world shapes the world.

Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

There is a difference between being a timekeeper and keeping the pulse or being in step with the pulse in the band.

Music never goes away. It is always available, but we're not always available for music.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

When a record company makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When a manager makes a mistake, the artist pays for it. When the artist makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.