In The World Of Art There Are

Being Vulnerable Is Allowing Yourself To Trust. That's Hard For A Lot Of People To Do. They Feel A Lot More Secure If They Kind Of Put Walls Around Themselves. Then They Don't Have To Trust Anybody But Themselves. But To Allow You To Trust Not Only Yourself But Trust Others Means - Is What's Required To Be Vulnerable, And To Have That Kind Of Trust Takes Courage.

Jazz To Me Is The Spirit Of Freedom. I Mean Real Freedom. Freedom To Explore. Freedom To Express. Freedom To Pour Out Your Guts.

A Great Teacher Is One Who Realizes That He Himself Is Also A Student And Whose Goal Is Not Dictate The Answers, But To Stimulate His Students' Creativity Enough So That They Go Out And Find The Answers Themselves.

People Always Want To Protect What's Really Going On Inside. They Want To Kind Of Make Visible Something That Looks More Pleasant Than What May Be Happening Inside Of Themselves.

I Don't Look At Music From The Standpoint Of Being A Musician; I Look At It From The Standpoint Of Being A Human Being.