Damn The Rules, It's The Feeling That

All A Musician Can Do Is To Get Closer To The Source.

Working With Monk Brought Me Close To A Musical Architect Of The Highest Order. I Felt I Learned From Him In Every Way--through The Senses, Theoretically, Technically. I Would Talk To Monk About Musical Problems, And He Would Sit At The Piano And Show Me The Answers Just By Playing Them. I Could Watch Him Play And Find Out The Things I Wanted To Know. Also, I Could See A Lot Of Things That I Didn't Know About At All.

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.

My Goal Is To Live The Truly Religious Life, And Express It In My Music. If You Live It, When You Play There's No Problem Because The Music Is Part Of The Whole Thing. To Be A Musician Is Really Something. It Goes Very, Very Deep. My Music Is The Spiritual Expression Of What I Am - My Faith, My Knowledge, My Being.

Considering The Great Heritage In Music That We Have - The Work Of The Giants Of The Past, The Present, And The Promise Of Those Who Are To Come - I Feel That We Have Every Reason To Face The Future Optimistically.