I Look At The Deejay Thing As

But You Have To Be Creative On How You Sell Yourself And Market Yourself.

I Feel Like I Have Way More Resources, Way More Experience. I'm Better. But My Fans Romanticize The Earlier Stuff, And I Don't Think It's Just Like A Nostalgia Thing Of "he's Not As Good" - I Think It's Because That Earlier Stuff Was Aggressively Marketed As A Lifestyle To Them.

Jazz Is The Greatest American Art Form And Our Greatest Export. We Don't Pay Attention To The Youth Of Jazz, Don't Stoke The Fires Creatively For The Youth Coming Up. I Feel Like Jazz Musicians Became Too Much Of Purists - With Donald Byrd Doing Funk Jazz In The '70s.

Honestly, You Have To Take Care Of Yourself. That's Probably Something I Have Learned On The Road.

Artists Make Art For Themselves. Art Is An Honest Expression. Artists Who Pander To Their Fans By Trying To Make Music "for" Their Fans Make Empty, Transparent Art. The True Fan Does Not Want You To Make Music For Them, They Want You To Make Music For You, Because That's The Whole Reason They Fell In Love With You In The First Place.