“The Big Band Era is my era. People say, 'Where did you get your style from?' I d…” — Chuck Berry

One of my realizations is that if you revel over joy, you're going to ache over pain and get killed over hurt. Your span of feelings are going to go just as far one way as the other.

I just feel I got my inspiration, education and all from others that came before me. And I added my... I don't even know if I added anything. I played what they played, and it sounded different, I guess.

I have lots of ambition!

Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while.