Chick Corea

I got a chance to listen to and watch Thelonious Monk and his quartet play two shows a night, for six weeks. It was a great education. There was my university, man.

It's made music more accessible with YouTube and the ability to trade audio files. But it hasn't made it more popular.

My wife, Gayle, is a wonderful musician and singer. We share music, so it's a deep bond.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

I don't want to wear my compositional tools on my sleeve.

Every time I see a film about Joan of Arc I'm convinced she'll get away with it. It's the only way to get through life.