Let's just say that more intelligence is needed. You can't just run up and do this, you have to think about it. |
Look, jazz has always had, because of its origins, that's the only reason. It's the only reason it's like that. Where it came from. It's not accepted. |
Music. It's all creativity right here, right now. |
Not just younger people but older people, too, because the drums are that kind of instrument where people are not intimidated. |
The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation. |
The French-they like jazz, they've been on jazz a long time. |
The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It's always been on a high level. |
The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do. |
The United States is a beautiful place, you know? |
There are no wrongs and rights. You give your heart. It all depends on how wide-open you are. |
There's so much beautiful music in the world, and the kids are getting robbed. |
To know the tradition of the music, you have to know about certain people and certain concepts. It's a learning process. |
You know the drum was the first instrument besides the human voice. |