I'm Just A Musician And A Record

You Want Your Parents To Say, "hey, I'm Proud Of You." When You Don't Hear That, You Learn To Compensate. You Say, "hell, I Don't Need Their Approval. If I Get My Music Right, I'll Have Everyone Else's Approval." I Didn't Understand It Then, But I Now Know That's What Happened To Me.

Im Probably The Only One In The World You Can Name Thats Worked With Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Ella, Duke, Miles, Dizzy, Ray Charles, Aretha, Michael Jackson, Rappers. Fly Me To The Moon Was Played On The Moon By Buzz Aldrin. Sinatra. Paul Simon. Tony Bennett. Im The Only One.

The People Who Make It To The Top - Whether They're Musicians, Or Great Chefs, Or Corporate Honchos - Are Addicted To Their Calling ... [they] Are The Ones Who'd Be Doing Whatever It Is They Love, Even If They Weren't Being Paid.

It Has Been Proven Time And Time Again In Countless Studies That Students Who Actively Participate In Arts Education Are Twice As Likely To Read For Pleasure, Have Strengthened Problem-solving And Critical Thinking Skills, Are Four Times More Likely To Be Recognized For Academic Achievement, Four Times More Likely To Participate In A Math And Science Fair.

A Lot Of The Guys Were Like That - Oscar Pettiford - They Just Took Me Under Their Wing, And That's Why I Automatically Help Young People. I Just Love It, Because They Did That For Me.