Music is interior decoration.

Composing is improvisation slowed down.

If all you have is music, then you don't have music

It’s making a statement about what life is, really. And I’m going to end the line with it.

You're like the girl who left her shadow in the drawer, but when she went to get it, it wasn't there.

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.'

I'm learning more about life when I'm playing too, and writing music. I'm learning more about life, the connection.