I really would like to be involved in things and to understand things, and in some ways you've got to be careful what you wish for because I feel very, very blessed to have such an interesting life and to be able to have little snapshots of lives of people from many different parts of the world.

We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making.

After reaching 50, I began to wonder what the root of life is.

I think one of the great things about being a musician is that you never stop learning.

Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.

I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return.

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