I'm Just A Musician And A Record

The Relationship With A Producer And An Artist Is Really Special. It's Got To Be Love And Respect, Amazing Mutual Respect For Each Other, Because That's What Makes A Good Record.

When I Was About Five Or Seven Years Old My Mother Was Placed In A Mental Institution And So We Were With Our Father Who Worked Very Hard, And We Had To Figure A Lot Of Things Out.

I Started Imagining This Whole Different World. It Was A Society Of Musicians, A Family I Hoped I Could Belong To One Day.

I've Met Every Freak In The Business.

Jazz Has The Power To Make Men Forget Their Differences And Come Together... Jazz Is The Personification Of Transforming Overwhelmingly Negative Circumstances Into Freedom, Friendship, Hope, And Dignity.