If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

There is not a sentence in the world that could respectfully do justice to the life and music of Jerry Garcia.

If I were like a lot of other people, then it wouldn't be fun; but since I'm like me, it's okay.

I gave up my base in popular culture when I left the Tonight Show.

Humans are imperfect. That's one of the reasons that classical and jazz are in trouble. We're on the quest for the perfect performance and every note has to be right. Man, every note is not right in life.

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.

Everybody talks about finding your voice. Do your homework and your voice will find you.