To Most Jazz Critics I Was Basically

When You Get Cancer, It's Like Really Time To Look At What Your Life Was And Is, And I Decided That Everything I've Done So Far Is Not As Important As What I'm Going To Do Now.

I Was Raised In Brooklyn, And I Lived There For 59 Years.

The Music We're Playing Now Is Based On My Heritage, Which Is Russian, Romanian And Hungarian.

Being Stubborn Has Helped, Being Selfish Is Not A Bad Thing.

Being Selfish To Me Means That You Have To Look Out For Yourself And You Don't Have To Sacrifice.