I decided that my existence would be one of books and silence.
When I'm home, I practice four or five hours a day. . . I warm up for an hour before a gig.
Economy: that what you played had to have meaning, not just a bunch of sixteenth notes. You learn to make better choices of notes as you get older.
The main problem is to free your mind when you play. I find that in my own playing, whenever I feel any kind of tension, I'm restricted to playing the most fundamental kinds of things.
I was one of those people who put too much emphasis on work and career and material possessions, and it took its toll on all my relationships, on my physical health, my emotional and mental health.
[My parents] met in university back in the '70s. And I didn't grow up with my father. He - they separated before I was born.
The basis of effective government is public confidence.
Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.