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.
You have to be willing to totally immerse yourself in China in order to have in-depth exposure to China.
China is a great country with a great culture, populated by fascinating, industrious and talented people.
[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.
