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You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.
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The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom.
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Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference.
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I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.
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Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.
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Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
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One thing I like about jazz is that it emphasized doing things differently from what other people were doing.
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See, there were certain rules I'd always used, and people like Trane, they would break those rules.
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It pulled me like a magnet, jazz did, because it was a way that I could express myself.
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I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.
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While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future.
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