One Thing That Attracted Me To Buddhism

One Of The Greatest Attributes Of Jazz, I Think, Is That It Is That Open.

We Are Eternally Linked Not Just To Each Other But Our Environment.

A Great Teacher Is One Who Realizes That He Himself Is Also A Student And Whose Goal Is Not Dictate The Answers, But To Stimulate His Students' Creativity Enough So That They Go Out And Find The Answers Themselves.

I Keep Recycling And Repackaging Music That I've Done In The Past, As Though I Can't Write Anymore. Like, Okay, I'm Done With That. But I Need To Kind Of Prod Myself Again Into Come On, Herbie, Get Off Your Duff And Start Writing Some New Music.

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.