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"Seeing how those companies operate, it didn't amount to a massive vote of confidence in their artists. There was talk of me going to Columbia after that, but nothing happened. I got disillusioned, and I pulled back."
"I'm a big fan of '70s records where artists could draw on whatever influences they wanted."
"Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes."
"Most artists I run into aren't that thrilled with what they do anyway. They are glad to have different versions out there to see which one the audience likes the best."
"Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That's probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year."
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"I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out."
"Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of being musical travelers, voyagers. We want to join in on whatever we hear. There is a freedom to wander the musical landscape."
"It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough."
"I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we play."
"It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this new guitar player?' It keeps you reaching."
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