The Worst Thing About The Life Of

My Mother Elizabeth Ivey Brubeck Was A Pianist Who Studied With Dame Myra Hess And Tobias Matthey. As A Child In California I Used To Listen To Her Play Chopin.

I Knew Even If I'm A Cowboy, I'm Going To Be Involved In Jazz In Some Way.

Jazz Stands For Freedom. It's Supposed To Be The Voice Of Freedom: Get Out There And Improvise, And Take Chances, And Don't Be A Perfectionist - Leave That To The Classical Musicians.

It's Like A Whole Orchestra, The Piano For Me.

Damn It, When I'm Bombastic, I Have My Reasons. I Want To Be Bombastic-take It Or Leave It.