We fight for territory. We see it in our Congress, we see it in our political systems, we see it in our ways of life, how separated we are. When we moved out of the cities and we lost all of the memory that was in cities, and we - one of the highest achievements in our culture is to be able to segregate yourself from everyone else, and the deep thing is the deepest punishment is solitary confinement.

And that's the soulful thing about playing: you offer something to somebody. You don't know if they'll like it, but you offer it.

We fight for territory. We see it in our Congress, we see it in our political systems, we see it in our ways of life, how separated we are. When we moved out of the cities and we lost all of the memory that was in cities, and we - one of the highest achievements in our culture is to be able to segregate yourself from everyone else, and the deep thing is the deepest punishment is solitary confinement.

Love is the spiritual essence of what we do. Technique is the manifestation of the preparation and investment as a result of the love.

If you're not making mistakes, you're not trying.

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.

We need more math classes, we need more science. It's the art of math and the art of science that creates all the innovation, and we have a tradition of great arts, great music.