If I Told You All

When Things Are Going Well, I Hate To Quit.

The Reality For Me Is Simple. When Music Is Written, It Is Usually Categorized As Classical. When It Is Improvised, It Can Still Be Called Classical If It Is An Inspired Improvisation. In Either Category, It Is Still Music, And It Can Be Good Or Bad Or Simply Mediocre.

When I Was 20, Shostakovich Was My Favorite Composer. I Still Find His Fifth Symphony Wonderful, With Its Outstanding Themes And Rhythms. That's The Piece That Made Me Want To Be A Classical Composer.

I Knew Even If I'm A Cowboy, I'm Going To Be Involved In Jazz In Some Way.

Don't Be A Perfectionist... Leave That To The Classical Musicians.