But an innovation, to grow organically from within, has to be based on an intact tradition, so our idea is to bring together musicians who represent all these traditions, in workshops, festivals, and concerts, to see how we can connect with each other in music.
As you begin to realize that every different type of music, everybody’s individual music, has its own rhythm, life, language and heritage, you realize how life changes, and you learn how to be more open and adaptive to what is around us.
Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you’re passionate about something, then you’re more willing to take risks.
When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.
In performance, we have a greater purpose. The greater purpose is that we’re communing together, and we want this moment to be really special for all of us. Because otherwise, why bother to have come at all? It’s not about proving anything. It’s about sharing something.
Good things happen when you meet strangers.
When people ask me how they should approach performance, I always tell them the professional musician should aspire to the state of the beginner.
I want to investigate different cultures, to see how their identities and values affect their music. It’s one way I can get to know our world, at least to a certain depth.
I have yet to find something that beats the power of being in love, or the power of music at its most magical.