I'm trying to keep a level head. You have to be careful out in the world. It's so easy to get turned.
Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.
What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.
Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.
It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.
The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.
In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.
Adventure, I well know, is in the heart, not in the view.
Becoming a junior usher at a black church was my entry into the wonder of worship.
The path of least resistance leads to a life of no fulfillment.
Loneliness is a hard thing to handle. I feel it, sometimes. When I do, I want it to end. Sometimes, when you're near someone, when you touch them on some level that is deeper than the uselessly structured formality of casual civilized interaction, there's a sense of satisfaction in it. Or at least, there is for me. It doesn't have to be someone particularly nice. You don't have to like them. You don't even have to want to work with them. You might even want to punch them in the nose. Sometimes just making that connection is its own experience, its own reward.