I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

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In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer...

In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer...

We met with the poet Frank O'Hara, who was a link between Upper and Lower...

We met with the poet Frank O'Hara, who was a link between Upper and Lower...

The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying...

The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying...

That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and...

That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and...

Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could...

Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could...

The atmosphere was wide open in those circles that we traveled in.

The atmosphere was wide open in those circles that we traveled in.

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or...

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or...

In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling...

In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling...

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn...

Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn...

The Upper Bohemia people wore tuxedos in an art gallery, and Lower Bohemia was all...

The Upper Bohemia people wore tuxedos in an art gallery, and Lower Bohemia was all...

In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians...

In a jazz atmosphere, the audience members were so quiet and respectful of the musicians...

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms...

I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms...

That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the...

That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the...

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.

I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of...

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a...

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a...

Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series...

Franz Kline, who became known for his black and white paintings, did a whole series...

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear...

A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear...

When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some...

When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some...

There are a lot of wonderful things created in our culture that have been ignored...

There are a lot of wonderful things created in our culture that have been ignored...