I'm seduced by the arts in general. Arts is like the power of now.
It's very clean. With tape, you get noise.
I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that direction.
I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.
The trumpet was not a lyrical singing instrument.
I think jazz is a phenomenal creative force, because it's one man, one vote as you're playing, but it's a collective thing, what you're doing. You're listening to all the musicians around you and you're working within that structure.