The Reason I Play So Many Sounds,

Keep A Thing Happenin' All Throughout.

During The Year 1957, I Experienced, By The Grace Of God, A Spiritual Awakening Which Was To Lead Me To A Richer, Fuller, More Productive Life. At That Time, In Gratitude, I Humbly Asked To Be Given The Means And Privilege To Make Others Happy Through Music. I Feel This Has Been Granted Through His Grace. All Praise To God.

When You Are Playing With Someone Who Really Has Something To Say, Even Though They May Be Otherwise Quite Different In Style, There’s One Thing That Remains Constant. And That Is The Tension Of The Experience, That Electricity, That Kind Of Feeling That Is A Lift Sort Of Feeling. No Matter Where It Happens, You Know When That Feeling Comes Upon You, And It Makes You Feel Happy.

My Goal Is To Live The Truly Religious Life, And Express It In My Music. If You Live It, When You Play There's No Problem Because The Music Is Part Of The Whole Thing. To Be A Musician Is Really Something. It Goes Very, Very Deep. My Music Is The Spiritual Expression Of What I Am - My Faith, My Knowledge, My Being.

I've Always Felt That Even Though A Man Was Not A Christian, He Still Has To Know The Truth Some Way Or Another. Or If He Was A Christian, He Could Know The Truth. The Truth Itself Doesn't Have Any Name On It To Me. And Each Man Has To Find This For Himself, I Think.