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"I feel like a lot of the fundamental material, I've assimilated. So now the question is: Am I going to really get into my spiritual inheritance of music and really develop my abilities?"
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"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

"If I had the choice, I would sing only love songs."

"Music made me kinder. Music made me a lover."
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"Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music."

"The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard."

"I believe in professionalism, but playing is not like a job. You have to be grateful to have the opportunity to play."

"There really have only ever been a few people in each generation who step out, are willing to put themselves on the line, and risk everything for their beliefs."

"Many a revolution started with the actions of a few. Only 56 men signed the Declaration of Independence. A few hanging together can lead a nation to change."

"It's important to address young people in the reopening of New Orleans. In rebuilding, let's revisit the potential of American democracy and American glory."

"It was Dr. King's tireless activism that fostered our modern way of relating to one another."

"Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches."

"There's the tradition in jazz of having the Battle of the Bands, and you do not want to get your head cut when you're playing."
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