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" You make different colors by combining those colors that already exist. "

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" The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental. "

" I think people have learned that Herbie Hancock can be defined as someone that you won't be able to figure out what he's going to do next. The sky is the limit as far as I'm concerned. "

" Music truly is the universal language. "

" I think I was supposed to play jazz. "

" It's not easy to play in a framework that requires simplicity and to tastefully find ways to interject the kind of freedom that we have in playing jazz. "

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

" My father was really good with math. It's a funny thing, I don't remember my father or my mother being so mechanical-minded. My father always wanted to be a doctor, but he came from a really poor family in Georgia, and there was no way he was going to be a doctor. "

" 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. "

" Hip-hop is all over the planet. "

" I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned. "

" Buddhism has turned me on to my humanness, and is challenging my humanness so that I can become more human. "

" 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.' "

" The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. "

" I've never really been interested in doing a solo piano tour. "

" So much of what I create has been due to the influence of Miles Davis and Donald Byrd, and so many of those that have passed on. Their music, their legacy lives on with the rest of us because we are so highly influenced by their experience and what they have given us. "

" It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness. "

" The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas. "

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

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

Looking Forward

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

" In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I try to practice with my life. "

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

" Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life. "

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

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