At a certain point, I became a kind of musician that has tunnel vision about jazz. I only listened to jazz and classical music.

In the kingdom of the blind, having tunnel vision might get you somewhere.......

I tend to have a kind of tunnel vision when I'm looking at an individual piece.

Jazz is a music that is open enough to borrow from any other form of music, and has the strength to influence any other form of music.

Jazz is a music that translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

The fact that young hip-hop artists are searching for the jazz roots of their music acknowledges the greatness of roots, helps a person get a sense of being grounded, of being attached, of coming from somewhere.