Many People Do Think It's Naive To

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.

After Playing Now For 60 Years, It's Still Very Challenging For Me To Play A Simple Melody And Have It Clean And Touch The Reed At The Proper Time In The Proper Way.

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

Out Of Coltrane's Whole History, There Are Things Which I Think Are Great From All The Periods.

I Have Been Able To Get A Small Audience. It's Not The Huge Audience, But It's Enough To Make It Possible To Play. I Appreciate That.