You Have To Practice For A Long

Play What You Know And Then Play Above That

If You Got Up On The Bandstand At Minton's And Couldn't Play, You Were Not Only Going To Be Embarrassed By The People Ignoring You Or Booing You, You Might Get Your Ass Kicked.

It's Not The Notes You Play, It's The Notes You Don't Play.

When I Went In There, We Used Drum Machine On "time After Time" And "human Nature".we Don't Use The Drum Machine To Play A Pattern. You Play The Pattern By Being Consistent.

When We Edit The Music, I Always Remember, "it's My Band. Save Me A Place To Play."