I feel very honored to be playing with Bill Pierce. He's such a great musician.

Being as versatile as I am, I take offense to the notion that no serious musician would not be doing a late night talk show gig. One has to be open enough in other areas to be able to contribute to a show like this.

Serious musicians are finding it harder and harder to have a voice in the world of music these days.

My love life doesn't stink; it's nonexistent.

I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.

I really worked with icons in the music business, which really had a strong effect on me. It wasn't just pick-up gigs.

I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin.