You Go Through Phases. You

I Want To Investigate Different Cultures, To See How Their Identities And Values Affect Their Music. It's One Way I Can Get To Know Our World, At Least To A Certain Depth.

When You Learn Something From People, Or From A Culture, You Accept It As A Gift, And It Is Your Lifelong Commitment To Preserve It And Build On It.

I Realized Late In Life That My Twin Passions Are Music And People.

When People Ask Me How They Should Approach Performance, I Always Tell Them The Professional Musician Should Aspire To The State Of The Beginner.

One Of The Things I Love About Music Is Live Performance.