Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

Many of the Central Asians know Russian, and Ted Levin speaks it fluently. I speak Chinese, but Mongolian is completely different, so we had to have translators.

When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

As a musician I'm kind of nomadic, Waldo-like. I show up in different places, and I'm witness to unbelievable things.

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.

People will ask, 'Are you famous?' And I always answer, 'My mother thinks so.'

When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner.