You Have To Be Taught To Hate.

It's Like A Whole Orchestra, The Piano For Me.

I Was Always Very Aware Of Drummers. My Oldest Brother Henry Was A Drummer, And He Drummed On Everything In The House From The Kitchen Sink To Stovepipes. He Was The First Drummer In The Gil Evans Orchestra, So You've Got To Know How Great He Was.

I'm Always Hoping For The Nights That Are Inspired Where You Almost Have An Out Of Body Experience

I Wanted To Be Like My Father, Who Was A Cattle Man And A Rodeo Roper. And That Was - He Was My Hero, And I Wanted To Be More Like Him.

Do You Think Duke Ellington Didn't Listen To Debussy? Louis Armstrong Loved Opera, Did You Know That? Name Me A Jazz Pianist Who Wasn't Influenced By European Music!