I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

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

Once something is memorable, it's living and you're using it. That to me is the foundation of a creative society.

I learn something not because I have to, but because I really want to. That's the same view I have for performing. I'm performing because I really want to, not because I have to bring bread back home.

In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we're communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It's not about proving anything. It's about sharing something.

What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I'm interested in, the thing I'm most interested in is figuring out what makes people tick, why people think the way they do, why they act the way they do. And I realized that music is such a great way to investigate why people do what they do.

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