Music is what you notice when it's no longer in your presence.

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level.

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.

1962 to 1965, where suddenly the guitar became this icon of youth culture all over the world, thanks mostly to the Beatles. Add to that, that I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times, and that the guitar was the one instrument that my parents absolutely refused to let in the house. So you add it up and see that irresistible forces led me to the guitar.

There has to be a real strong reason to do something with someone for me.

Music is one big thing to me.