We want to have a spontaneous adventure. You can't plan an adventure, or it ceases to be one.

There are no Jerry Garcias coming down the pike, anymore than there is a Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley. They are all at the same level - the highest level that you strive to get to as a musician. Me and my friends - we'll all be long dead, people will still be trying to dig into what Jerry Garcia did.

What happens if you start drawing squares? Well, I'd say the answer to that is, don't get famous for drawing circles.

If there's one thing I discovered since I came back from hiatus, it's that you can't go backwards.

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is.

I've always loved musical theater. It's a bit of a family tradition.

Swing will never sound as good as it did in the '40s.