He was an answer to a question she'd forgotten to ask.
I like duos with percussionists. I like the songs that percussionists sing.
Undeniably, the audience for improvisation, good or bad, active or passive, sympathetic or hostile, has a power that no other audience has. It can affect the creation of that which is being witnessed. And perhaps because of that possibility the audience for improvisation has a degree of intimacy with the music that is not achieved in any other situation.
If you could only play a record once, imagine the intensity you’d have to bring into the listening.
Playing music is not really susceptible to theory much. Circumstances affect it so much.
Younger players in this music often turn out to be middle aged; it is not a young music.
I wouldn't want to be ideological about it but I think of it as being the best way to approach this kind of playing. I don't think it works in other music, other kinds of playing.
If the goal is to dramatically improve college completion rates, not college-going rates by itself but college completion, it's not just a college problem. We need a big focus on early childhood education. Our early childhood education system is pretty good in this country. Not enough students have opportunity. And, very discouragingly, they lose their advantage because they go to poor schools after that. So, let's focus on our babies.
Thirst drove me down to the water where I drank the moon's reflection.
I have a tendency to be lucky and make the right choices based on limited information.
Normally, if someone goes bankrupt, you wipe out the debt and get a fresh start. But that's not permitted with student loans. So the effect is to impoverish many graduates with very high debts.