My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent.

One very fundamental thing has not changed and I realized that it will never change... is that I really need to go home and practice.

Sometimes I try to lose my identity, and I can't get rid of it!

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly

From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young

What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity