I might have to take the 12 steps to Workaholics Anonymous.
From The Edge
I have a curiosity that compels me to find ways to make music that are fresh and new.
One of the good things about globalization is it has created a single international music community, and I feel very much part of it.
Jazz came out of New Orleans, and that was the forerunner of everything. You mix jazz with European rhythms, and that's rock n' roll, really. You can make the argument that it all started on the streets of New Orleans with the jazz funerals.
What a song is is a subjective thing. There's no one real definition for it.
Music is such a great communicator. It breaks down linguistic barriers, cultural barriers, it basically reaches out. That's when rock n' roll succeeds, and that's what virtuosity is all about.
A trumpet sounds pretty much like a trumpet, and that's true of a lot instruments; pianos sound like pianos, but there's something about the guitar - the range of possibilities is much broader.
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