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" The idea is to be unrestrained by categories. "

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" As improvisers, we're acting as composers in front of people. "

" I don't really have a more intellectualized approach. After the fact, I can sure talk about stuff a lot - but when I make decisions, I really just follow what sounds good to me. "

" People want to have access to jazz because it has a vibe that's very strong. "

" I couldn't do what I do without the encouragement and influence of the musicians I played with in Chicago. "

" I think I make most of my decisions pretty organically. "

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

" 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

" 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. "

" People just want to dig; they want to dance. They don't want to work all through the night, and neither do I. I like getting 'out there,' but communication should be occurring on more levels than heavy-laden philosophical. "

" 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 one of the culprits who keeps turning stuff around, shaking up original tunes and trying to stand the canon on its ear. But sometimes, you just need to sing the song. "

" Part of my joy as a singer is to give gifts to people, and one way I try to connect to them is to add something in French or German or whatever. "

" I'm a goof, man. "

" We all know that jazz demands a cultivation of the mind. "

" It's true that I'm not known as a crooner or balladeer. I'm known for a more crusading or quixotic temperament. "

" I had everything to gain by giving it everything I could. "

" We live in a society where it's cool to be criminal. "

" I know how hard it's been for me to get my thing out there. "

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

" 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. "

" It's a lovely thing to have people in any circumstance appreciate your work. "

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

" You don't want to make records so you can win a Grammy. You make records because you want to be a musician. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes, with vocalese, I'm dealing with something, a great solo from the past, which is so iconic I can't presume to change it or mess with it. "

" That's the thing: There are so many art songs in jazz. It's a much more rich experience for the singer than people think. "

" I want to be the jazz singer. "