The first drum beat we all heard was our mother.
Those who go ahead provide a little light into the unknown.
In your twenties, everything makes you crazy.
When an ensemble is really tight or playing as one, it's a transcendental experience. It is spiritual. It goes beyond the ensemble. Ray and I and Robby and Jim were pretty tight, musically and spiritually.
When I wake up in the morning, I meditate immediately, before I even get out of bed.
I don't play just one-two-three-four. I try to play melodies.