It's Part Of My Nature. I Get

One Of The Greatest Attributes Of Jazz, I Think, Is That It Is That Open.

So Much Of What I Create Has Been Due To The Influence Of Miles Davis And Donald Byrd, And So Many Of Those That Have Passed On. Their Music, Their Legacy Lives On With The Rest Of Us Because We Are So Highly Influenced By Their Experience And What They Have Given Us.

Jazz Has Been The Voice Of Freedom For So Many Countries Over The Past Half Century.

It's Part Of Life To Have Obstacles. It's About Overcoming Obstacles; That's The Key To Happiness.

I Spent Five Years, At Least, Working With Miles. Together, We Recorded Esp, Nefertiti, Sorcerer -- And I Can Tell You; Each Of These Albums Instantly Became Jazz Classics. Hey, We Had Wayne Shorter Playing Tenor Sax, Ron [carter] On Bass, Tony Williams Played Drums. That Was Great Band We Had.