I prefer music where melody, harmony and rhythm come together and no one element overshadows the other. Jazz at its best is a democracy of creativity.

You don't need sunglasses inside a building in the middle of the night.

Jazz isn't as profitable for labels like Hip hop or Rap. Jazz needs subsidies to continue, just like European classical works of Bach and Beethoven are subsidized.

Teaching is learning. When you're teaching full-time you have to do research, stay current.

I had to agonize over my selection since our music is so rich and all the above plus many others have contributed.

The seeds we sow today will grow to serve as shades for weary travellers tomorrow

He is a leader among leaders.

Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling people.

The new world lies before her eyes like an opened chest of treasure, a flock of birds over Africa, a thousand TVs all playing at once.

Breaking rules isn't bad when what you're doing is more important than the rule itself

Courtroom dramas can be boring.

To have created one of the most respected companies in the world. Not necessarily the biggest.

The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music.

Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre.

The friends who met here and embraced are gone, Each to his own mistake.