The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive

I have wit in my work and a sense of humor, but I do not use irony in any way

No one sits in front of a drum set and thinks they invented it all out of whole cloth. The fact that the set is there means that you've got some dues to pay to Baby Dodds.

The idealists will always be in society, and we will survive

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep things in print. I got tired of labels dropping things out of print when they don't sell.

As soon as you get a certain amount of attention, then everybody kinda wants to start taking pot shots at you. All your old friends that supported you don't support you any more.

I see myself and many artists like me as the torchbearers through these dark ages.