"There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25."
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"I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons."
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"America is deeply rooted in Negro culture: its colloquialisms; its humor; its music."
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"Charlie Parker stuck out in my mind."
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"I am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid."
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"I'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else."
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"I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future."
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"I feel that I have an obligation to jazz and also to myself to play as good as I can play."
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