Jason Moran

Usually, when I see films that don't have any score attached to them, I think they're beautiful. I love just the naked sound of the voice. That's already music.

You make a record because you have to chart your progress, not only for yourself, but for your audience.

I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but I kind of mangle things as I perform in a contemporary way.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I turned into a monk when my mother went to learn Buddhism in Burma. While she learnt at the monastery, I used to roam around with a begging bowl and ask for food.