We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment..

I look for what's of value and extract that. I don't look to criticize..

Without wisdom, the future has no meaning, no valuable purpose..

I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time..

It's part of my nature. I get excited when trying out new stuff, whether it be an idea or equipment. It stimulates my juices..

While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future..

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment..

One thing that attracted me to Buddhism was the support for this larger vision of values..

Jazz is about being in the moment..

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision..

The spirit of jazz is the spirit of openness..

Don't be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone. That's where the joy and the adventure lie..

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own..

I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures..

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….

People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working..

One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experi….

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Bec….

When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is..

At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music..

I spent five years, at least, working with Miles. Together, we recorded ESP, Nefertiti, Sorcerer -- and I can tell you; each of these albums instantl….