Being as versatile as I am, I take offense to the notion that no serious musician would not be doing a late night talk show gig. One has to be open enough in other areas to be able to contribute to a show like this.
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Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing.
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I can pay my rent now. I guess I could always do that, but now I can get an apartment with heat.
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I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.
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I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
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I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.
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I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.
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I thought people cared about music in a deep way, so I was writing to that spirit in people and in myself. It was me, thinking I knew what was up. Youth, who else can change the world?
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I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin.
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If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been.
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Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work.
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It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.
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James Brown is the reason I play guitar.
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My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.
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People see my current success but don't realize I've worked hard to get where I am. I used to clean garbage off the Philadelphia docks and put a lot of time into developing my music.
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Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.
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The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it.
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The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me.
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The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have.
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