Music is interior decoration.
It’s making a statement about what life is, really. And I’m going to end the line with it.
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.'
No one really knows how to deal with the unexpected. How do you rehearse the unknown?
Composing is improvisation slowed down.
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.