In My Music, I'm Trying To Play

In My Music, I'm Trying To Play The Truth Of What I Am.

In High School I Was On The Basketball Team, But The Coach Did Something I Didn't Dig And The Next Day He Looked Up And Saw Me Practising With The Football Team.

What Do You Think Happens To A Composer Who Is Sincere And Loves To Write And Has To Wait Thirty Years To Have Someone Play A Piece Of His Music?

If Charlie Parker Were A Gunslinger, There'd Be A Whole Lot Of Dead Copycats

It (jazz) Isn't Like It Used To Be. The Guys Aren't Together. They're All Separated. Individuals Now. Bird Was A Symbol. It Was A Clique, A Clique Of People. Who All Believed In One Thing: Gettin' High. And Playin'.