There are rap groups that have a positive outlook in their art. These groups should be shown as an alternative to gangsta rap.

I wanted to play baseball!

If they took the idea that they could escape poverty through education, I think it would make a more basic and long-lasting change in the way things happen. What we need are positive, realistic goals and the willingness to work. Hard work and practical goals.

I've always tried to stay out of the fray and not be an object of controversy.

We want to show how hip-hop, which kind of fuels today's basketball stars, is directly related to jazz.

The Lakers fans have been great, even folks in the supermarket are welcoming me back.

The only reason is that I hadn't seen The Modern Jazz Quartet perform live and a live performance is often where the real experience of jazz takes place. I'm not familiar with the Boswell Sisters.