That's A Very High Goal To Have,

I Had Spent Many Years Pursuing Excellence, Because That Is What Classical Music Is All About... Now It Was Dedicated To Freedom, And That Was Far More Important.

I Had Heard Blues And Jazz All My Life But I Was Never Aware That It Was Associated With Nightclubs And Drinking.

Life Is Short. People Are Not Easy To Know. They're Not Easy To Know, So If You Don't Tell Them How You Feel, You're Not Going To Get Anywhere, I Feel.

As Far As Piano Players Are Concerned, Oscar Peterson Is My Very Favorite. I Also Like Mccoy Tyner. I Think That The Big Jazz Stars, Both Now And In The Past...how Shall I Say It? These Guys Are As Great As Bach, Beethoven; All Of Them. People Don't Know It Yet. If Jazz Survives And Is Put On A Pedestal As An Art Form, The Same As Classical Music Has Been Through The Years, A Hundred Years From Now The Kids Will Know Who They Were, With That Kind Of Respect.

Talent Is A Burden Not A Joy. I Am Not Of This Planet. I Do Not Come From You. I Am Not Like You.