I've never really been a confident person, except from a musical standpoint. I had to push myself early on, but it got easier with each gig..
Lyric poetry is, of course, musical in origin. I do know that what happened to poetry in the twentieth century was that it began to be written for th….
In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on..
There was so much that you could do, instead of looking for things that you couldn't do..
Ive had Malcolm since I was 12..
Well I had a musical background, but I still didn't know a lot about drums at the time..
I've been a full-time composer for many years, and I'm still learning all the time. There is always more than one musical "solution" to each movie sc….
I'm very competitive..
And when I met Cecil Taylor it was a complete transformation of musical identities. All the tenets that I had grown up with were thrown out the windo….
I'd love to do a film like 'Chicago.' Something musical because I've obviously come from that background..
We really were a very musical family. In spite of the fact that we were so poor when I was a youngster that supper was often just a bowl of bread and….
I should mention that I took piano lessons beginning when I was four. My mother was my first teacher, and it was a wonderful way to bond with her. Sh….
Music should be your escape..
I always like to think I build in historically accurate musical in-jokes that are so precise that like maybe there's 7 or 8 people in the world watch….
All of the musical projects that I am involved with are near and dear to my heart and allow me in a small way to make a contribution to the world of ….
Jazz is the continual pulsation of the now..
My musical style was developed basically by listening to music. The music I like helped to mold my style. I used to listen to the majority of down so….
Many of my lyrics are about having sex with prostitutes..
Has anybody seen my tambourine?.
What is best in music is not to be found in the notes..
I don't offend anyone, I don't use anyone, I don't exploit anyone..