I Think President Obama Really Does Get

I Think Jazz Is A Phenomenal Creative Force, Because It's One Man, One Vote As You're Playing, But It's A Collective Thing, What You're Doing. You're Listening To All The Musicians Around You And You're Working Within That Structure.

Selfishly, I Make Music For Me. I Like To Make Music. I Like Looking For Songs. I Like Working With Interesting Musicians. I Like Producing Records. It's Something I Will Always Do.

I'm An Old-timer In The Business From The Sense That When You Do Something That You Feel Good About There Might Be Another Person Out There Who Feels The Same Way, Or A Hundred Or A Couple Million.

The Reaction To This Album Has Just Been Fabulous Around The World... And I've Had Offers To Perform From Around The World And I'm Tempted To Do It. I've Got Itchy Lips.

I Think We As Human Beings Need To Be Able To Appreciate Each Other's Differences And I Think Jazz Really Takes Us In That Direction.