I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

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

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

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

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.