The Bandstand Is A Sacred Place.

My Mother Always Took My Brothers And Me To Music Lessons. There Were Six Children. Our Parents Attended Our Concerts And Encouraged Us To Study And Enjoy Many Different Types Of Music.

What Is Deeper Than Respect And Love? That’s What We Felt: Veneration.

The Fact That We Are Culturally Ignorant And We Don't Know What Our Heritage Is, The Price That We Pay Is That We Act Outside Of Ourselves Almost All The Time. We Make Very Bad Decisions How We Deal With Other People And Their Culture.

Don't Worry About What Others Say About Your Music. Pursue Whatever You Are Hearing... But If Everybody Really Hates Your Music Maybe You Could Try Some Different Approaches.

Jazz Is Democracy In Music.