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

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" I've been practising Buddhism for forty years, and that's what has led me to this path of discovering my own humanity and recognizing the humanity in others. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Miles' sessions were not typical of anybody else's sessions. They were totally unique. "

" Hip-hop is all over the planet. "

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

" I am not fundamentally a musician, I am fundamentally a human being. "

" I just express myself in any way I feel is appropriate at the moment. "

" See, there were certain rules I'd always used, and people like Trane, they would break those rules. "

" The music becomes something that is its own entity. "

" I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things. "

Looking Forward

" But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already. "

" My first Grammy wasn't even in a jazz category, but of course I was really excited. 'Rockit' was the beginning of kind of a new era for the whole hip-hop movement. "

" When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best. "

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

" 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.' "

" Music happens to be an art form that transcends language. "

" When I was six, my best friend's parents bought him a piano. My mother noticed that every time I would go to his house, the first thing I would say to him was 'Levester' - His name was Levester - I said, 'Levester, can I go play your piano?' So, on my 7th birthday, my parents bought me a piano. "

" I'm one of the people who was a pioneer in encouraging musicians, early in the game, to get interested in technology, and now all the musicians are getting into it. "

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

" But I have to be careful not to let the world dazzle me so much that I forget that I'm a husband and a father. "

" I've been curious ever since I was a little kid. "

" 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. "

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