All A Musician Can Do Is To

I Think I Was First Awakened To Musical Exploration By Dizzy Gillespie And Bird. It Was Through Their Work That I Began To Learn About Musical Structures And The More Theoretical Aspects Of Music.

... And It's Always Been A Thing With Me To Feel That All Men Know The Truth, See? ... The Truth Itself Doesn't Have A Name On It. To Me. Each Man Has To Find This For Himself, I Think. I Believe That Men Are Here To Grow Themselves Into The Best Good That They Can Be... I'm Not Interested In Trying To Say What It Will Be, I Don't Know. But I Believe That Good Will Only Bring Good.

Starting In The Middle Of A Musical Sentence And Moving In Both Directions At Once.

My Music Is The Spiritual Expression Of What I Am — My Faith, My Knowledge, My Being...when You Begin To See The Possibilities Of Music, You Desire To Do Something Really Good For People, To Help Humanity Free Itself From Its Hangups...i Want To Speak To Their Souls.

I Want To Be A Force For Real Good. In Other Words, I Know There Are Bad Forces. You Know, I Know That There Are Forces Out Here That Bring Suffering To Others And Misery To The World, But I Want To Be The Opposite Force. I Want To Be The Force Which Is Truly For Good.