The Process Is The Most Beautiful Part.

Michael (jackson) Was So Shy, He'd Sit Down And Sing Behind The Couch With His Back To Me While I Sat With My Hands Over My Eyes-and The Lights Off.

Music In Movies Is All About Dissonance And Consonance, Tension And Release.

Benny [carter] Opened The Eyes Of A Lot Of Producers And Studios, So That They Could Understand That You Could Go To Blacks For Other Things Outside Of Blues And Barbecue. He's A Total Musician. He Was The Pioneer, He Was The Foundation. He Made It Possible For That Doubt To Be Taken Away.

Music Was The One Thing I Could Control. It Was The One World That Offered Me Freedom. When I Played Music, My Nightmares Ended. My Family Problems Disappeared. I Didnt Have To Search For Answers. The Answers Lay No Further Than The Bell Of My Trumpet And My Scrawled, Pencilled Scores. Music Made Me Full, Strong, Popular, Self-reliant And Cool.

Prince.. A True Artist In Every Sense Of The World.gone Way Too Soon.