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" Someone who knew me when I was 14 said I was the oldest 14-year-old on the planet. Now I'm a 14-year-old who is 60. "

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" One of the things jazz has always excelled at is translating the reality of the times through its musical prism. "

" There are musicians who go through their lives sort of shedding their skins. For me, I've always felt backward-compatible to Version 1.0. "

" For me, let's keep jazz as folk music. Let's not make jazz classical music. Let's keep it as street music, as people's everyday-life music. Let's see jazz musicians continue to use the materials, the tools, the spirit of the actual time that they're living in, as what they build their lives as musicians around. "

" Whatever my recorded output is, it's a reflection of a general love of music. "

" I think jazz is actually quite unforgiving in its disdain for nostalgia. It demands creativity and change at its highest level. "

" The guitar for me is a translation device. It's not a goal. And in some ways, jazz isn't a destination for me. For me, jazz is a vehicle that takes you to the true destination - a musical one that describes all kinds of stuff about the human condition and the way music works. "

" I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is. "

" I think I have a basic sound aesthetic that is in most of what I do. "

" I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound. "

" Listening is the key to everything good in music. "

" I love playing and working on music. It is something that I feel really lucky to be able to spend my life doing. And I don't sleep much! "

" Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. "

" I didn't want there to be a computer on stage. When I see people with computers on stage, I think, 'Are you sending e-mail?' That's so corny. "

" I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted. "

" I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work. "

" I'm always inspired when there's a robustness to the material in front of me. "

" I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz. "

" I have three young kids and a great family. I love hanging out with them more than anything. "

" 'The Unity Band' project has been life-changing for me. I have led many groups of talented musicians, but this is unlike anything else. "

" The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is. "

" I saw A Hard Day's Night 12 or 13 times. "

" My older brother Mike is an excellent trumpet player. By the time he was 12, he was playing around Kansas City in classical situations. He was already an amazing talent. "

" The first thing I learned was the theme from Peter Gunn. "

" People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds. "

" No two notes are ever the same volume. With the guitar, you really have to model in your mind this wider thing; you're trying to create the illusion of a bigger dynamic range. "

" If we are going to list guitar influences, the biggest one by far is Wes Montgomery. Also, Gary Burton was obviously huge for me in a number of ways. But beyond that, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. "

" From 1962 to 1965, the guitar became this icon of youth culture, thanks mostly to the Beatles. "

" When talking about writing, I often use the analogy of archaeology. There are these great tunes all around. Your skill as a musician allows you to pick them out without breaking them. "

" A lot of jazz artists think people should like what they're doing just because it's jazz. I don't buy that. "

" I can't really say enough about Chris Potter. He is one of the greatest musicians I have ever known, and every second I have been on the band stand with him has been an absolute pleasure. "