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• Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.
• At this stage of my life, I've dedicated myself to playing what I want to play, how I want to play it…
• The type of band that I have now, the type of music that we're playing you either like it or you dislike…
• I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music,…
• My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands.…
• A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way…
• And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're…
• But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.
• For the last five years I've been in the production business.
• I have a company in New York City producing music for commercials, for radio, TV, features, etc. That's how I've been making…
• I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.
• I've been a little more fortunate, perhaps, than a lot of people have, for the simple reason that I've constantly been moving:…

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