I like my freedom. I like to do my own grocery shopping.
Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.
Heaven's full of astronauts and the Lord's on death row.
Whatever it was that I felt was the weak link in my previous project gave me inspiration for the next one.
Buddy Holly and the early rock 'n' roll was no lighter than the way I play. It's very minimal.
I'm not a pitiable creature. It's just that I suffer very eloquently.