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"I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan."
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"Jazz was uplifted by what I did."
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"For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind."
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"I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan."
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"Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that."
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"Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that what we need is more of an official recognition."
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"I've been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet."
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"One of the things I like about jazz, kid, is I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?"
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"To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G."
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"My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden."
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"Inspiration is one thing and you can't control it, but hard work is what keeps the ship moving. Good luck means, work hard. Keep up the good work."
Work
"The belief that we are what the media says we are, what people perceive we are, is soon to be what we think we are. We are treated based on this warped perception. It is hard to get away from it."
People
"If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you're playing rock, you use a pick. There's really no rhyme or reason to that other than that's just the way it has been."
Jazz
"In most places that are rich in guitar culture, everyone uses their fingers, like in Spain or Africa. In Japan there are string instruments played that way. It is not until you get in the States that you find people using picks."
People
"The simple things in life ground me and keep me focused so I'm able to do a good job with what is in front of me."
Life
"After a while I thought it didn't make any sense to use a pick. It's kind of like typing with one finger on each hand instead of using all your fingers."
Thought
"Dad made it to Gold Shield Detective, so he always busted Robin, my oldest brother, and me. Always got caught, whatever we were doing."
Father
"My love life is like everyone else's - great, and then terrible."
Life
"The things I really learned, I learned from watching my parents. They take care of business. Always have."
Business
"I love both my parents dearly."
Love
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