It's Very Demanding To Make Up Your

I Just Completed A Tour In Europe. I Played Every Night. This Requires Traveling Some Days For Six Hours In A Van Or A Train Or A Car. After Six Weeks Of That, I Checked Into The Hotel And Just Fell Apart.

I Listen To Classical Music Very Much. There's A Lot Of Jazz That I Don't Enjoy Listening To.

I Understood That If I Wanted To Work, The Saxophone Was The Main Instrument. The Clarinet Was What We Call A Double.

In Some Ways Lester Young Is The Most Complex Rhythmically Of Any Musician. He Does Some Things Which Are Just Phenomenal.

Benny Goodman Was One Of The Big Influences As A Clarinet Player. That's Why I Wanted The Clarinet.