In World War II, jazz absolutely was the music of freedom, and then in the Cold War, behind the Iron Curtain, same thing. It was all underground, but they needed the food of freedom that jazz offered.
The Internet opens up a whole new range of possibilities in a wide range of areas.
Music truly is the universal language.
Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
I've been a religious, spiritual person for a long time.
The strongest thing that any human being has going is their own integrity and their own heart. As soon as you start veering away from that, the solidity that you need in order to be able to stand up for what you believe in and deliver what's really inside, it's just not going to be there.
