Chick Corea

Now, when I play soul piano, for instance, and I play a rendition of 'Spain,' I do it deconstructively. That's the most fun, but I can only do that when I'm on my own.

It's a constant challenge to get your arrangement and musical expression across to a new audience, especially when you're playing live every night like we are.

When I came to New York after high school in 1959 and started to meet musicians, 'Hot House' was like a standard jam session tune.

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

I came along in the '60s having absorbed as much as I could up until then and added my own tastes and search into the equation. I guess that's how I see 'Now He Sings, Now He Sobs' in relation to the development of jazz in general.

The title 'Now He Sings, Now He Sobs' comes from 'I Ching,' an ancient Chinese book that I was into in the '60s when I was studying different philosophies and religions.