In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it. I think you just have to allow your feelings to go with the music and you will find yourself carried along by it fairly quickly. Votes: 15
You have to find a way to protect yourself in a certain way from people who are constantly demanding your time. Votes: 14
I started playing with a group of young people when I was 13. I turned professional when I was 15 and I played dance halls, this on bass guitar. Votes: 8
The whole point in developing your own style is to find your own voice. Votes: 8
It was only when I started to dig my heels in that I started to realize that's what I needed to do - that nobody was going to open the door for me, that I had to make some space. Votes: 4
I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating. Votes: 4