I Would Like To Play

I Don't Know What They're Thinking About. Just Because Someone Says, 'i Like What You Do' Or Something: They Might Like It Today And Tomorrow They Might Not. I've Had That Experience With Record Companies.

After I Found Out That I Was Playing Music And That I'd Have To Learn How To Read And Write Music, I Started Doing That About Two Years Later. Finally, I Said, "oh, That Means What I Really Want To Do Is To Be A Composer." But When I Was Coming Up In Texas, There Was Segregation. There Was No Schools To Go To. I Taught Myself How To Read And How To Start Writing.

I Have Often Read Critical Pieces Where The Critic Said That What The Composer Was Trying To Do Didn't Come Off. I Have Wondered What The Critic Meant If He Didn't Know What The Composer Was Trying To Do.

The Idea Is More Important Than The Style You're Playing In.

Making Music Is Like A Form Of Religion For Me, Because It Soothes Your Heart And Increases The Pleasure Of Your Brain. Most Of All, It's Very Enjoyable To Express Something That You Can Only Hear And Not See, Which Is Not Bad.