You Have To Be Taught

I Was Always Very Aware Of Drummers. My Oldest Brother Henry Was A Drummer, And He Drummed On Everything In The House From The Kitchen Sink To Stovepipes. He Was The First Drummer In The Gil Evans Orchestra, So You've Got To Know How Great He Was.

I Don't Think You Can Separate A Person's "style" And His Persona. If You're Writing Or Improvising Honestly, You Will Inevitably Reflect Who You Are.

I Have More Energy At The End Than I Do At The Beginning. You Can Be So Beat Up That You Can Scarcely Walk On Stage But When You Get To The Piano The Excitement Kicks In, You Forget About Being Tired.

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.

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