Every ‘mistake’ is an opportunity in jazz.

I love Amsterdam. The city is vibrant and alive. It's fresh and so open. It's definitely one of my favorite places.

I don't really see huge barriers between any styles of music. My definition of music is "organizing sound and silence into emotion," and that's a very broad definition.

The bandstand is an incredible space. It is really a sacred space. One of the things that is really sacred about it is that you have no opportunity to think about the future, or the past.

It's about being here in the moment, accepting one another and allowing creativity to flow.

Being at home with my family always inspires me. I find it hard to be inspired when I'm on the move. I'm not creative when I'm jet-lagged and sleeping in strange hotels.

I don't really see huge barriers between any styles of music.

I'm a spa person. Massages keep me relaxed, so I always try to make time for them when I tour.

If you listen to the way I speak, I have a lot of rhythm, use a lot of accents. When I'm playing my instrument, that concept comes through very clearly.

I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.

What happens when an art form becomes ambiguous, I think, is that the standards are lowered. You can say anything is jazz. So I think it's important to reflect on what made jazz so special.

Night falls over Machu Picchu to the sound of Abba's 'Dancing Queen'.

The truth was that if the man came with a harsh past and an emptiness in his soul, she was metal to his magnet.

When I use my strength in the service of my vision it makes no difference whether or not I am afraid.

I read daft history books. Sometimes the books I read are a bit crackers or strange.

I do not know of any, excepting the unpardonable sin, that is greater than the sin of ingratitude.

You're as good as anyone else is, if you're good. You're no less important than anyone else is in the grand scope of things.

I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony.

If you fall in love with somebody you're working with, fine, but wait till your project is over.

In a painting, you can't make out whether the artist painted the left eye before the right eye. In Chinese calligraphy, you can see the progression of the artist's stroke.

Trust in God. Do your duty. Remember your prayers. Get faith in the Lord, and take hold and build up Zion. All will be right.