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" I've tried to learn as much as I can about the great jazz singers to understand what makes them important, vital artists, but there is always something more to learn. "

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Surround Yourself

" I really thought I was gonna have a straight gig. But these jazz musicians put their arms around me time and again and said, 'Hey, young fella, you're one of us. Come with us.' That's a big deal when you're young and looking for your way in the world. "

" Music is a physical expression that has a physical impact upon the listener. Sound travels in waves through the air. This is not abstract. This is scientific fact. And it makes physical contact with the eardrum... and with the heart... and with the rest of the body. "

" The idea is to be unrestrained by categories. "

" With a smaller setting, you have a lot more freedom and flexibility within a given moment, but not necessarily the velocity you have with a big band. "

" I'm a jazz musician, and I really wanted to not miss an opportunity to have the full connection to jazz. "

" I don't want to take it easy. "

" The great jazz and jazz-influenced singers carry themselves with a certain panache and a certain elegance and, for lack of a better word, self-confidence. "

Self-Confidence

" It's pretty rare in jazz to have a full-on steady band. "

" My goal is to be really incredible by the time I'm 70. "

" I'm lucky that I enjoy touring as much as I do. I'm not going to make a living just making records. "

" I didn't arrive on the scene until after Jaco Pastorius had passed, but 'Three Views of a Secret' is a long-time favourite of mine. "

" Chicago is my home. And the way Chicago sounds will always be a part of who I am. "

" There's a wide spectrum of possibilities in how to deliver a song. "

" You don't just let a guy drop off the earth and not come together with everybody who knew him and loved him and respected him. You try to do it the right way. "

" Every record is a gate of a certain kind for me. "

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" Salacious? I suppose every once in a while the salacious thing is not a bad thing. It's kind of monochromatic if that's all you do. "