It's Not Exclusive, But Inclusive, Which Is

The Cool Thing Is That Jazz Is Really A Wonderful Example Of The Great Characteristics Of Buddhism And Great Characteristics Of The Human Spirit. Because In Jazz We Share, We Listen To Each Other, We Respect Each Other, We Are Creating In The Moment. At Our Best, We're Non-judgmental.

The Strongest Thing That Any Human Being Has Going Is Their Own Integrity And Their Own Heart. As Soon As You Start Veering Away From That, The Solidity That You Need In Order To Be Able To Stand Up For What You Believe In And Deliver What's Really Inside, It's Just Not Going To Be There.

Back In The Day For Me Was A Great Time In My Life - I Was In My 20s. Most People Refer To Their Experiences In Their Twenties As Being A Highlight In Their Life. It's A Period Of Time Where You Often Develop Your Own Way, Your Own Sound, Your Own Identity, And That Happened With Me, When I Was With A Great Teacher - Miles Davis.

I Don't View Myself As A Musician Anymore - I View Myself As A Human Being That Functions As A Musician When I'm Functioning As A Musician, But That's Not 24 Hours A Day. That's Really Opened Me Up To Even More Perspectives Because Now I Look At Music, Not From The Standpoint Of Being A Musician, But From The Standpoint Of Being A Human Being.

At A Certain Point, I Became A Kind Of Musician That Has Tunnel Vision About Jazz. I Only Listened To Jazz And Classical Music.