“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.

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

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?

If you don’t try and explore genres and have freedom of creativity, you’re just wasting your position as a pop band.

A major celebrity is a major brand, and major brands pick very critically what other brands they’re going to associate with. So an A-list celebrity usually picks an A-list brand.

I loved being in a band.

Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.

I mean, nothing ever really happened with ’em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.

I had this one rock band I used to listen to, but I forgot the name of them.

One thing I love to do is produce. I’ve produced a couple of bands.

The martyr band That hallowed our land With the blood they shed in a tide for us?