I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about Jazz..

I just have never seen anyone build anything significant in any field without having a deep and detailed sense of what they are building on..

As much as I have done collaborations over the years, I am actually kind of a reluctant partner..

I have to admit that more and more lately, the whole idea of jazz as an idiom is one that I've completely rejected. I just don't see it as an idiomat….

It is Jazz's very nature to change, to develop & adapt to the circumstances of its environment..

I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do.

1962 to 1965, where suddenly the guitar became this icon of youth culture all over the world, thanks mostly to the Beatles. Add to that, that I saw A….

I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much!.

Its more about conception and touch and spirit and soul than whether my hardware was in place..

I was deep in the zone of practicing almost constantly.

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities..

I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level..

There's more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that's because the audience doesn't really know what's happening..

I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times..

Jazz is an idea that is more powerful than the details of its history..

I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.

Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that..

Avant-garde, jazz, pop, classical, country and western, rock, free, straight-ahead, etc. are ultimately meaningless terms in the face of the music be….

And if I ever DO see [Kenny G] anywhere, at any function - he WILL get a piece of my mind, and maybe a guitar wrapped around his head..

I try to be prepared for the moment, through understanding, and being warmed up, knowing all about chords and scales, so I don't even have to think a….

Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you..