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

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" Getting the Oscar had the biggest impression on me. "

" Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. "

" Sometimes you have to create a vision, a path for a vision. It may not be apparent, and you may have to forge it yourself. And that will be the way to move your life forward. "

" When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being? "

" I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time. "

" I don't see how we can have both the freedoms we had before and the safety net that we all need considering the way the world is today. And that's just because human beings can't trust each other. We've given in over and over to some of the darkest elements that exist in life itself. "

" It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself. "

" I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal. "

" I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can. "

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

" Most people define themselves by what they do - 'I'm a musician.' Then one day it occurred to me that I'm only a musician when I'm playing music - or writing music, or talking about music. I don't do that 24 hours a day. I'm also a father, a son, a husband, a citizen - I mean, when I go to vote, I'm not thinking of myself as 'a musician.' "

" When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in. "

" I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism. "

" When I was in my early teens, I remember coming to the conclusion that your life never ends. "

" 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. "

" Globalization means we have to re-examine some of our ideas, and look at ideas from other countries, from other cultures, and open ourselves to them. And that's not comfortable for the average person. "

" 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'm always looking to create new avenues or new visions of music. "

" I'm not special, no more special than anybody else. "

" 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 experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people. "

" I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have to depend on being in the moment and depending on my instincts. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn't. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is more. "

" It's not the style that motivates me, as much as an attitude of openness that I have when I go into a project. "

" One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle. "

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

" I think I was supposed to play jazz. "