I think you have to be completely merciless with yourself.

You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them.

I'm my own most merciless critic onstage.

One thing you learn: if you want to reveal yourself, you also have to know where to stop.

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.

When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any of the tunes!

If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz.