I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.

Improvising musicians are musical travelers, voyagers. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape.

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching.

It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.

Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn.

I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango with Piazzolla to all the different bands I've had.

I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many vibraphone players around. And I was the only one playing with four mallets.

I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he played, generally, four note chords, the top four strings of the guitar.

I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.

But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors and emotional expression thats possible with the instrument.

She had one of those goofy smiles that made you wonder if she was too stupid to know that life sucks most of the time.

Can you imagine what will happen if just for one day the sun forgot to rise?

It's amazing how, over time, a person's perspective can be altered.

The progress of society is mainly the improvement in the condition of the workingmen of the world.

No, make me mistress to the man I love; If there be yet another name more free More fond than mistress, make me that to thee!

If my body needs something, I need to give it that.

Computers had their origin in military cryptography-in a sense, every computer game represents the commandeering of a military code-breaking apparatus for purposes of human expression.

Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!

But I know also that still more interesting discoveries will be made that I have not the imagination to describe - and I am awaiting them, full of curiosity and enthusiasm.

Who knew Lenny was an encyclopedia for useless information?