Jaimoe

Truth of the matter is, jazz is American music. And that doesn't mean bebop. Jazz is really about improvising. All the music…

— Jaimoe

A lot of people at the highest level, I never listened to. It was hard for me to listen to a whole…

— Jaimoe

The older you get, the better you get. The key is just keeping the body up with the mind. The mind keeps…

— Jaimoe

I just play music by listening and responding, so I don't know anything about writing songs or arranging and all of this…

— Jaimoe

The music has a better feeling when you're responding to what's going on. Music is like playing handball, playing catch with someone,…

— Jaimoe

Horns really make a good band. They always create excitement when it's needed. They give the music a broader spread. It doesn't…

— Jaimoe

My desk is my drums.

— Jaimoe

There's quite a few people who said they couldn't play with two drummers, and I don't understand it. It's no different than…

— Jaimoe

You'd walk by MTV an hour ago, and you come back, and it seemed like the same song was playing. I want…

— Jaimoe

Whatever it is you do, practice your art; practice your trade. Learn as much as you can about what it is you're…

— Jaimoe

With my band, I feel comfortable anywhere in the world.

— Jaimoe

If you don't get adventurous, you stay in the same spot; you don't really grow.

— Jaimoe

Instead, of worrying if something will be a hit, bands need to go out and make good music, get a following, play…

— Jaimoe

Reading music is good for training, getting things done in a hurry. It doesn't teach you nothing about feeling.

— Jaimoe

We're all reflections of the lives we lead.

— Jaimoe

You can think as Einstein as much as you want, but when you come in contact with another person as a work…

— Jaimoe

One indisputable fact is that whatever has happened to, and with, the Allman Brothers Band, we've persevered.

— Jaimoe