Music Happens To Be An Art Form

Don't Be Afraid To Expand Yourself, To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone. That's Where The Joy And The Adventure Lie.

Music Happens To Be An Art Form That Transcends Language.

You Can Practice To Learn A Technique, But I'm More Interested In Conceiving Of Something In The Moment.

A Jazz Musician Is Not A Jazz Musician When He Or She Is Eating Dinner Or When He Or She Is With His Parents Or Spouse Or Neighbors. He's Above All A Human Being . . . The True Artform Is Being A Human Being.

One Of The Greatest Experiences I Ever Had Was Listening To A Conversation With Joni Mitchell And Wayne Shorter. Just To Hear Them Talking, My Mouth Was Open. They Understand Each Other Perfectly, And They Make These Leaps And Jumps Because They Don't Have To Explain Anything.