I like a very dark house, just black. I sit there and just think. Once I'm still and quiet inside, I'll begin. It's very personal; it has to be. One song may be Bach, the next blues, a song from…

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I have a lot of albums yet to do.

I have a lot of albums yet to do.

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

I'd actually been making my living as an organist with bands since I was probably...

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

My father was a very disciplined singer who worked hard at his craft, and I...

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the...

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

I like to use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

Well, I started conducting kind of by accident. I wanted to give myself a special...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But...

Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

Then when I was in grammar school I played the clarinet, and then, after clarinet...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

I do a lot of performing, but don't get a chance to go to the...

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

Miles Davis turned his back to the audience when he came out on stage, and...

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

When I'm on stage by myself, I don't have to think about anything. I don't...

I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and...

I did the one concert, and I was not bitten by the conducting bug, and...

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

I want to write a book of poetry, as well as children's stories.

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

I played piano as a kid; I still play a little bit.

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern...

Then I left that school and I went to Cerritos College, which was in southern...

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...

It's not that I don't love the song. My songs are like my children: some...

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...

I grew up in a time when being a musician and learning to be a...

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.

But, if there's any aspect of my career that needs attention, it's writing.