If I Told You All The People

When I Was 20, Shostakovich Was My Favorite Composer. I Still Find His Fifth Symphony Wonderful, With Its Outstanding Themes And Rhythms. That's The Piece That Made Me Want To Be A Classical Composer.

I Wasn't Allowed To Play In Some Universities In The United States And Out Of Twenty-five Concerts, Twenty-three Were Canceled Unless I Would Substitute My Black Bass Player For My Old White Bass Player, Which I Wouldn't Do.

Your Mother’s Heartbeat Is The First Sound You Ever Hear And Your Own Heartbeat Is The Last.

I Used To Take My Mother To Yosemite. When I Turned 14, I Got My Driver's License, And That's Where She'd Want To Go, So I'd Go Take Her There For Two Weeks.

I Don't Think You Can Separate A Person's "style" And His Persona. If You're Writing Or Improvising Honestly, You Will Inevitably Reflect Who You Are.