And if you are playing in several meters at once, there has to be a – not a rigid – but there definitely has to be a reference to a common pulse in the band.

Music never goes away. It is always available, but we’re not always available for music.

If the audience doesn’t hear what is going on, is it going on?

To me, Bill’s musical heart is in Earthworks, in the jazz they are playing, in the acoustic kit.

Beginner’s luck is great for beginners.

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, ‘If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.’

I couldn’t concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.

Then certainly for a musician timing becomes something that is immediately accessible as a concept, because it’s a necessity in ones everyday performance.

I’m not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state.

In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can’t name it, it means you don’t recognize it.