The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear

You start way down on a low B flat on the tuba and you have a chromatic scale; you can match the colours all the way up, till you get to the top of the trumpet.

Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players.