“When people go to concerts, they say I’m going to see… not, I’m going to hear.”

One of the things that I loved about listening to Miles Davis is that Miles always had an instinct for which musicians were great for what situations. He could always pick a band, and that was the thing that separated him from everybody else.

The biggest problem with American music right now, is that kids don’t listen. They come by it honestly, Americans don’t listen anyway.

What is jazz? It, It’s almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It’s a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America.

Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again.

It’s hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there’s no buzz, there’s no interest.

The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.

If it’s not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what’s the point of playing Terrapin Station?

What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting… I wanted to be part of it.

But I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way.

If youre a singer, you do concerts, and you get that interaction with fans and see what cities in what part of the world come out to see you.

People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.

I did a whole concert in Atlanta with my fly open, and I had a black suit on and a white shirt. My white shirt was protruding from the fly.

I did a concert at five years old in the garden of one of the church members, and we raised some money to buy a new piano in our little church.

I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous.

Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.