Hip-hop Is A Vehicle.

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.

You Can Have Your Own Opinion, But Not Your Own Facts.

Fortunately, Artists Can Live Off Their Works, If You're Creative At How You Do It. If You Just Depend On The Videos And The Radio, You're At A Loss.

The Only Way For Me To Be An Artist Is To Be Honest In My Craft. If I Veer From That, I'm Not Giving The Investors What They Want. Sometimes It's My Job As An Artist To Know What I Want To Do, Even When The Fans Tell Me Different.

Young Kids Should Be Doing Music That Has Shock Value. They'll Grow Out Of It.