You Go Through Phases. You Have To

People Will Ask, 'are You Famous?' And I Always Answer, 'my Mother Thinks So.'

I Think Of A Piece Of Music As Something That Comes Alive When It Is Being Performed, And I Feel That My Role In The Transmission Of Music Is To Be Its Best Advocate At That Moment.

The Role Of The Musician Is To Go From Concept To Full Execution. Put Another Way, It's To Go From Understanding The Content Of Something To Really Learning How To Communicate It And Make Sure It's Well-received And Lives In Somebody Else.

Music Has Always Been Transnational.

I've Been Traveling All Over The World For 25 Years, Performing, Talking To People, Studying Their Cultures And Musical Instruments, And I Always Come Away With More Questions In My Head Than Can Be Answered.