If You Want To Play Somebody's Music,

You Don't Have To Live The Blues To Play The Blues.

What I Try To Do Is Produce An Atmosphere Where Musicians Want To Invest In What They Do And Give To The Recording. I Hire Those Musicians Who I Know Will Play Something Creative And Interesting.

The Music We're Playing Now Is Based On My Heritage, Which Is Russian, Romanian And Hungarian.

As Much As I Think John Coltrane Belongs On The List, I Think Without Coleman Hawkins And Lester Young, Both Of Whom Defined Improvising On The Tenor Sax, There Would Not Have Been The Evolution Of The Craft By John Coltrane.

Why Do You Have To Retire At 65? Why Can't You Start At 70? You Know, Like Wine. Why Can't Music Be That Way? My New Band, We're Playing Stuff That's Never Been Done Before.