Als / Than Besser / Better Er / He Jazz Jazzmusiker / Jazz Musician Kreativ / Creative Künstler / Artist Musiker / Musician Nur / Only Symphonie / Symphony WAHR / True Weil / Because Weiß / Knows Wirklich / Truly
I was always very leery of my piano playing. As a young kid, I wanted to be a jazz musician, but my taste was far greater than my ability.
Creepy is better than just plain scary because you can't look away from creepy - you want to know the truth!
I loved Art Tatum! And, through him, and other different jazz musicians, I actually found my technique.
You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
I'm a great believer that actors are very similar to session musicians. You wouldn't ask a session musician, 'How do you play jazz,' and then, 'How do you play classical?' They just do it, because if they don't do it, they don't eat.
When I auditioned for my high school band the band director was excited because my father was known to be a great musician. When he heard me, he said 'Are you sure you're Ellis's son?'
A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, that's when cuisine is truly exciting.
I'd been studying philosophy at the University of Chicago. I hadn't been doing well, because I was sitting in with jazz musicians at night - it's hard to read Heidegger, but it's especially hard if you're half asleep.
Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid.
