It's a complicated story [hoe I got into music ]. I actually wrote a book about it, titled For Sue.

Love the process and you’ll love what the process produces.

Bill Charlap and I recorded a tune that Jack [Montrose] wrote and had brought to a date with Bob that was untitled. Bob [Gordon] really loved it and asked if he would mind if they dedicated it to Sue and call it "For Sue."

I love to see people recognized [me on scene].

The goal in life is to live young, have fun, and arrive at your final destination as late as possible, with a smile on your face.

I was commuting three to four hours a day, I had jobs for much of it. But I was always involved in going to some ensemble someplace. Taking my lessons at the local Jewish community center on Staten Island.

I got to talk to Mel Lewis a lot as a teenager. I think that's what really impacted me the most around that time.