I Was Brought Up To

The Guy Comes Up To The Plate, There's Always A Chance Where He Can Get A Grand Slam And Everybody Forgets About All The Times He Missed.

For Me Able To Do The Records I Want To Do And Not Have To Worry About This Producer Or That Producer Or That Trend, I'm Not Really Interested In That.

Jazz Is All About Improvisation And It's About The Moment In Time, Doing It This Way Now, And You'll Never Do It This Way Twice. I've Studied The Masters. Why Would I Want To Play Ball After The Guys Who Sit On A Bench? I Want To Play Like Michael Jordan.

Lionel Richie Told Me Forget About The Critics. But If You Come Back With Hit After Hit, You Don't Have To Worry About Anything.

You'd Hear Willie Nelson, Then Earth, Wind & Fire, Then Chicago, Then Billy Joel On The Same Radio Station. Nowadays, Everything Is Compartmentalized.