I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound.

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.

I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to.

I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double.

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.