It’s Very Seductive To Focus

You See Somebody Rapping And You're Like, "nah, My Cousin Can Do That." You're Spoiled By The Experience. Overseas, It's Still Something That People Can Appreciate.

But There's So Many Things In Life Like Women, Like Children, Like God And Family That Transcends The World Of Hip-hop.

Once You're Signed To A Label You Compromise.

Jazz Is The Greatest American Art Form And Our Greatest Export. We Don't Pay Attention To The Youth Of Jazz, Don't Stoke The Fires Creatively For The Youth Coming Up. I Feel Like Jazz Musicians Became Too Much Of Purists - With Donald Byrd Doing Funk Jazz In The '70s.

My Kids Are The Most Inspiring Thing That Pushes Me. It Used To Be Because They Were Born, And I Had To Take Care Of Them. Now It's Because My Son Raps, And He's Better Than Me. So Now I Gotta Keep Up With Him, You Know What I'm Saying?