The biggest sacrifice to me is to not be in an atmosphere where I can keep writing and moving forward.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.

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

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.

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

If I had a ghost living on my street. I would try to stay alive, and offer him some meat!

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.