I began by tinkering around with some old tunes I knew. Then, just to try something different, I set to putting some music to the rhythm that I used in jerking ice-cream sodas at the Poodle Dog. I fooled around with the tune more and more until at last, lo and behold, I had completed my first piece of finished music.

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!

There is no art when one does something without intention.

It's like an act of murder - you play with intent to commit something.

Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.

There is no art without intention.

I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.