When we were on tour, a lot of people just dropped joints on the merch table for us. That was great. Every time, I was like, "Thank you so much. "
Jazz music is the power of now.
Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them.
Jazz is democracy in music.
Flexibility is an essential part of Jazz. It's what gives Jazz music the ability to combine with all other types of music and not lose its identity.
Ethics are more important than laws. Which means that the exact note is less important than the feeling of the note.
Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music.
. . . but I know that Israel does not stand alone. I know that America stands with Israel.
Everybody's funny if you love them.
The aristocrat is the democrat ripe, and gone to seed.
You should take more pride in your appearance,” I tell him. “You'll never attract girls with an ugly mug like that.