Something's lost, but something's gained, in living everyday.
I met a redneck on a Grecian isle who did the Goat Dance very well.
Because I'm so busy and because I think of myself as a painter, I desperately guard the time that I have to paint. And sometimes I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.
Do you want - do you want - do you want to dance with me baby?
Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.
When I began experimenting, people weren't ready for it. Once it's in its second and third generational stages, people can accept it.