If I Told You All

I Wanted To Be Like My Father, Who Was A Cattle Man And A Rodeo Roper. And That Was - He Was My Hero, And I Wanted To Be More Like Him.

My Mother Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck Was A Pianist Who Studied With Dame Myra Hess And Tobias Matthey. As A Child In California I Used To Listen To Her Play Chopin.

If I Told You All The People That Have Secretly Told Me I've Influenced Them, You'd Never Believe It, And You'll Never See It In Print, Either.

I Wasn't Allowed To Play In Some Universities In The United States And Out Of Twenty-five Concerts, Twenty-three Were Canceled Unless I Would Substitute My Black Bass Player For My Old White Bass Player, Which I Wouldn't Do.

I'm Always Hoping For The Nights That Are Inspired Where You Almost Have An Out Of Body Experience