I Am Neither Pro- Nor Anti-gun. I

My First Visit To West Berlin Was In February 1983. The Drive Through East Berlin, The Fact That West Berlin Was Surrounded By A Wall That Was More Than 100 Miles Long - The Absurdity And Intensity Of It Really Knocked Me Out.

Sometimes When You Meet A Musician You Are A Fan Of, And He Or She Isn't The Friendliest Person, You Walk Away From The Experience Wondering If You Will Ever Be Able To Listen To Their Music Again.

For Me, Jazz Will Always Be The Soundtrack Of The Civil Rights Movement.

Politics Is A Thing That I Follow Because It Determines What Is Going On In My Country, But I Vote And Deal With Politicians With A Great Degree Of Jaundiced Eye.

If There Is One Set Of Laws, One Constitution For Every Citizen, Its Protections Hopefully Applied Equally To All, Then Why Do The Results Seem To Differ So Radically? What Do You Call That? Look Around - You're Living In It.