I am insubordinate by nature. I can't help it.

You don't have to be fearless to do anything, you can be scared out of your mind.

I did grow up in a rough neighborhood in Portland, which is an abstract concept for anybody who's rolled through Portland because now it looks like a TV set, literally.

For what I can imagine and feel and think and hear, I can hardly do anything on the acoustic bass. It used to be just pure frustration of imagining so much more and being able to get to a certain level of execution.

Jazz has always been a melting pot of influences and I plan to incorporate them all.

You can grow up with literally nothing and you don’t suffer if you know you’re loved and valued.

It's weird sometimes to have people not see me or see what I do.