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

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

I can't even tolerate my own playing on electric keyboards. It's not about the musical ideas - the sound itself is toxic. It's like eating plastic broccoli.

... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz....you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player.

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

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.

We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder.