I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.

I'm sure someone out there has a workable solution. But what do I know? I make comic books and write about jazz. I do know the difference between right and wrong, though.

Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.

As a matter of fact, I deliberately look for the mundane, because I feel these stories are ignored. The most influential things that happen to virtually all of us are the things that happen on a daily basis. Not the traumas.

I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.

Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes

I don't write about certain arguments I have with my wife. I'd get my head torn off if wrote about certain things.