I have two sons in America, and all they care about in Chinese culture is Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
I've just had a wonderful time doing Chinese music, and it's been so rewarding for me. I feel like there's so much potential in mandarin music, and there's so much, you know, ground left to be broken.
Romantic music really stirs my soul. And, of course, I love Chinese music; it makes me feel closer to home.
If you go to Tiananmen Square, or go to any public area in China, you will hear my music at some point.
I do believe that the Chinese are becoming international leaders in showing the way forward for concert music.
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.
You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.
[Bebop is] Chinese music.
I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.
Liu Fang is a truly gifted, world-famous player of the pipa and the guzheng, classical Chinese stringed instruments.
I'm no ethnomusicologist. There is a connection between the five-note scale used both in traditional Chinese music and the blues, but I don't really understand it. All I know is, whenever I play with Chinese musicians, we seem to belong to the same musical gene pool.
