I Think The Most Important Thing Is

Anybody Under The Age Of Forty Knows Hip-hop, Gospel And R&b Pretty Well, And It's All A Part Of What We Consider To Be 'black Music.' There Is A Natural Synergy Between The Three.

That's The Evergreen Nature Of A Great Song. They Can Be Resurrected. They Can Be Covered. They Can Find New Relevance Due To Changing Circumstances In History.

Sometimes I Just Think People Are Haters. And If They're Haters, You Can Listen To What They Have To Say But You Have To Take It With A Grain Of Salt.

No Matter How Big Or Successful And Famous You Become, If You Do That, That's The Most Fulfilling Thing, Is Making Music That You Love And That You're Proud Of.

If You Want The Film [la La Land ] To Represent All Things Jazz, It Does Not. You'll Be Disappointed By That. But, If You Just See It As One Guy's Point Of View, One Filmmaker's Point Of View, And One Story Among Many Stories That Can Be Told About Jazz, Then It's Not As Much Of An Issue.