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Each human being exists because there's something they have to offer for the evolution of the universe that only they can fulfill.

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Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

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Nobody told me I was a child prodigy.

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You can practice to attain knowledge, but you can't practice to attain wisdom.

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The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there.

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It's easy to get sidetracked with technology, and that is the danger, but ultimately you have to see what works with the music and what doesn't. In a lot of cases, less is more. In most cases, less is more.

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One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle.

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I just express myself in any way I feel is appropriate at the moment.

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As a human being, I'm concerned about the world that I live in. So, I'm concerned about peace. I'm concerned about - about man's inhumanity to man. I'm concerned about the environment.

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Being a musician is what I do, but it's not what I am.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 12th, 1940

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