If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

Coltrane came to New Orleans one day and he was talking about the jazz scene. And Coltrane mentions that the problem with jazz was that there were too few groups.

It's hard to get into Newsweek because, as more of our former intellectual magazines take on a pop focus, if there's no buzz, there's no interest.

My job is to write songs that have emotional meaning to me.

If it's not going to sound like Terrapin Station, what's the point of playing Terrapin Station?

Walter Beasley is an anomaly: a successful performing musician who possesses the rare skill of understanding the musical process beyond the intuitive. This special ability enables Walter to communicate with aspiring musicians in a way that removes the sense of mystery that sometimes enshrouds our profession.

Pop doesn't really look back. It can't. What makes pop work is simplicity.