No one really knows how to deal with the unexpected. How do you rehearse the unknown?

Your humanity is your instrument.

Jazz shouldn't have any mandates. Jazz is not supposed to be something that's required to sound like jazz. For me, the word 'jazz' means, 'I dare you.'

Go out on the stage as a human being and do not be afraid to show struggle in your music. It's a struggle in life and then struggle and then victory.

The arts can open the door to the imagination, pushing the envelope of how peace can be created. It takes courage to take this kind of risk, and courage is what we all need to create a better world.

To hell with the rules. I'm going for the unknown.

I always think of music as interior decoration. So, if you have all kinds of music, you are fully decorated!