I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation.

My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits.

When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous life I was Johann Sebastian Bach's guide dog.

In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note.

The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually with a movement from a Mozart concerto.

If you establish an identity, you build a monster-and thats right, youve got to live with it. Of course, you can enjoy it, too.

Learn the rules and then break them in such a way as to exercise good taste.