I thought that I would like to be affiliated with some school or institution. As time went on, I also decided on the subject that I wanted to get inv….

I'm creative; I'm not re-creative..

My work sometimes can be abstract and appear not to have a direct relationship to Afro-American concerns, but, in fact, it is based on that..

I was being ridiculed for going to school... But, you see, I had looked hard at the other musicians and the whole show-business scene... They were do….

My concerns have been about myself and not about giving something back and putting something in, even though that's been in the back of my head..

I don't follow what everybody else does..

It's an incredible dilemma to be an artist of color and to always be in denial about that, saying, 'I'm a choreographer first and then I'm black,' wh….

Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here..

I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop..