A Person's Age Can Be Determined By

My Grandmother Had This High-tech Security System - A Rusty Nail She Used To Lock The Door.

Music Was The One Thing I Could Control. It Was The One World That Offered Me Freedom. When I Played Music, My Nightmares Ended. My Family Problems Disappeared. I Didnt Have To Search For Answers. The Answers Lay No Further Than The Bell Of My Trumpet And My Scrawled, Pencilled Scores. Music Made Me Full, Strong, Popular, Self-reliant And Cool.

I Was Reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, All Sorts Of Philosophy. Bebop Cats Are Like That. Curious. I Wanted To Know About Everything.

Jazz Has The Power To Make Men Forget Their Differences And Come Together... Jazz Is The Personification Of Transforming Overwhelmingly Negative Circumstances Into Freedom, Friendship, Hope, And Dignity.

Whenever A Woman Would Come Too Close, I Would Cut Her Off. Part Of That Was Vindictive - But That Was Totally Subconscious.