What I look for in musicians is a sense of infinity

The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn.

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's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening.

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

The Unity Band project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else.

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly