I Never Wanted This Kind Of Life

The Reality For Me Is Simple. When Music Is Written, It Is Usually Categorized As Classical. When It Is Improvised, It Can Still Be Called Classical If It Is An Inspired Improvisation. In Either Category, It Is Still Music, And It Can Be Good Or Bad Or Simply Mediocre.

I’m Beginning To Understand Myself. But It Would Have Been Great To Be Able To Understand Myself When I Was 20 Rather Than When I Was 82.

My Own Brubeck Institute In California Is Turning Out Fantastic Young Jazz Players, And I Know Great Things Will Happen.

I Wanted To Be Like My Father, Who Was A Cattle Man And A Rodeo Roper. And That Was - He Was My Hero, And I Wanted To Be More Like Him.

When Things Are Going Well, I Hate To Quit.