You Have To Be Taught To Hate.

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.

Do You Think Duke Ellington Didn't Listen To Debussy? Louis Armstrong Loved Opera, Did You Know That? Name Me A Jazz Pianist Who Wasn't Influenced By European Music!

I Was Always Very Aware Of Drummers. My Oldest Brother Henry Was A Drummer, And He Drummed On Everything In The House From The Kitchen Sink To Stovepipes. He Was The First Drummer In The Gil Evans Orchestra, So You've Got To Know How Great He Was.

You Have To Be Taught To Hate.

The First Choral Music I Remember Hearing Was Handel's 'messiah' When The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Broadcast It Over The Radio.