It's Like A Whole Orchestra, The Piano

One Of The Reasons I Believe In Jazz Is That The Oneness Of Man Can Come Through The Rhythm Of Your Heart. It’s The Same Anyplace In The World, That Heartbeat. It’s The First Thing You Hear When You’re Born — Or Before You’re Born — And It’s The Last Thing You Hear.

What I Want To Happen Is To Be Really Creative, And To Play Something New In The Improvisations, Every Time.

I Prefer No One To Teach Me. I Prefer To Swing On My Own.

The Reality For Me Is Simple. When Music Is Written, It Is Usually Categorized As Classical. When It Is Improvised, It Can Still Be Called Classical If It Is An Inspired Improvisation. In Either Category, It Is Still Music, And It Can Be Good Or Bad Or Simply Mediocre.

When I Was First Aware That I Couldn't Read Music I Didn't Know I Couldn't Read Because I Could Play The Music That Was In Front Of Me.