I think 'Horace Silver' was actually the first live jazz group I ever heard back when I was a kid in St. Louis. So along with most players of... →
David Sanborn
All the music that I've made in the past I've believed in. I think some of it has been more commercially successful than others, but it... →
Everyone goes through the ups and downs of living - fretting about the future, worrying about what happened. Music teaches us how to be in the moment.
I became a musician because I love music, and that is what has sustained me; it's not because I thought it was a great way to make a living.... →
I didn't try to think what my audience wanted and then make the music accordingly. I made the music and hoped that as many people liked it as... →
I'm moved by a lot of different kinds of music, whether it's pop music or R&B or straight-ahead jazz or free or opera or music from all... →
It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's music where a lot... →
Music is an expression of individuality; it's how you see the world. All art is, for that matter. You take how you experience the world... →
When I was 17 or 18 and it was time to figure out what to do with my life, I realized that I didn't enjoy anything as much as I enjoyed playing... →
When you see the same familiar faces, it's nice when you get a chance to play with the same musicians. You start to develop this shorthand so... →