I Became Stereotyped.

My Aunt Played The Piano And I Used To Sit And Listen To It.

Buddy Rich Was One Of The Most Incredible Technicians In The World, On This Planet, But The Only People He Could Really Impress, Who Knew What He Was Doing Was Another Musician Or Another Drummer.

I Don't Claim To Be A Musician, I Didn't Go To Julliard.

I Can Play Every Instrument There Is, Every Horn, I've Played All The Saxes And Trumpets And Everything And Keyboards.

My Uncle Gave Me A Trumpet, But I Loved The Louis Armstrong Sound And The Harry James Sound And I Played By Ear And I Played Always Soulful Or Very Direct From The Gut.