I don't need much coaxing.
What's interesting about a person without problems?
One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.
I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.
I dont enjoy traveling in America. I dont like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food.
I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.