Over all, I think the main thing a musician would like to do is give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things that he knows of and senses in the universe. . . That’s what I would like to do. I think that’s one of the greatest things you can do in life and we all try to do it in some way. The musician’s is through his music....hell you could play a shoestring if you're sincere about it
{Coltrane}
people who don't write their own music...don't deserve to live. stop selling out.
I never even thought about whether or not people understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, and it's true to me- it isn't necessary that it be understood
I'd like to meet:
Roy Hargrove , Joshua Redman , Bill Clinton, Elvis Costello, Michael Jordan, Chris Rock, Charles Mingus (RIP), Wynton Marsalis, Adam Sandler, Common sense
Nobody saves America by sniffing cocaine, jiggling your knees blankly in the rain, when it snows in your nose you catch cold in your brain.
{Allen Ginsberg}
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Music:
A Tribe Called Quest, Allen Vizzutti, {AT THE DRIVE-IN}, AZ, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, Chet Baker, The Beatles, Beck, Bensin, Big L, terence blanchard, Clifford Brown, Burning Spear, Ray Charles, chicago, Chick Corea =--John Coltrane--= COMMON,Harry Connick Jr, Cream, MILES davis, Denali, The Doors, Dinkus 9, BOB DYLAN, +----- EVERY TIME I DIE-----+- Earth Wind and Fire, Maynard Ferguson, the FIRM, THE FIRM, Michael Frant & Spearhead, glassjaW, Herbie Hancock, ROY HARGROVE+, jimi hendrix, Zack Hexum, Freddie Hubbard, Incubus, it dies today, Etta James, Stanley Jordan, KOUFAX, Leaders of the New School, John Legend, john lennon, Wynton Marsalis, Bob Marley, mad caddies, the Mars Volta, Curtis Mayfield, Pat Metheny, MIDLAKE, CHARLES MINGUS, Modern Jazz Quartet, thelonious monk, LEE MORGAN, NAS, the NOtwist, The Ohio Players, Shugie Otis, Jaco Pastorious, phish, Baden Powell, Queen, Radiohead, Otis Redding, .joshua redman. Lou Reed, Reel Big Fish, RX BANDITS, Saves the Day, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Sonny Rollins, SAVES THE DAY, Nina Simone, the slackers, SOULIVE, the Sound of Animals Fighting, Sublime, Steel Train, Streetlight Manifesto, Talib-Kweli, the bad plus, the dead 60's, This Day and age, Thrice, Peter Tosh, Velvet Underground, WEEZER, Zeppelin + of course more...
Television:
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND WATCH THESE. You could easily sum up my life in two videos, they are listed below. Performing a song called 'Jazz Crimes' is the first video of Joshua Redman who is one of the most inventive composer, and most brilliant saxaphonist of our generation.
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Roy Hargrove - THE god of all trumpet players--the man I have tattooed on my arm and have the utmost respect for.
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...Chali 2na
Books:
i've found that everyone who is anyone is a waste of time
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Heroes:
There should be some ideas and concepts that are available for all to use, to contribute to the advancement of all. With that being said people who I will forever love: mom and dad, miles davis, roy hargrove, Peter Tosh, charles mingus, Shugie Otis, adam schroeder (bff), Maximus Scott, B.West, Joshua Redman, Sam Yahel, and anyone who is kind enough to have the courtesy to be real-
Shaking my Shit (sms as I like to call it)
good ol' times
Can you tell I don't like my picture taken?
someone's yelling fire.
best friend
