I was in choir [at school].

Teaching has definitely become a big part of my life in the past ten plus years. As it often does for many dedicated players. Because you can have some great gigs.

[My mother told me] stories about Nat King Cole, and Miles Davis, and seeing pictures in later years with band leaders like Alvino Ray.

You fuel your life with trust and love instead of fear and doubt.

You hear about the struggles with substances and all that, but [Phil Wood] was a really a great guy. This was a great man.

Particularly, in my situation, I needed a way out of where I was. So music was that.

Sometimes I say to my students, "We get to come and listen to our favorite recordings and try to learn from them and emulate that and hopefully we can inspire other people the way we've been inspired."