I'll Play It First And

I Always Listen To What I Can Leave Out.

Americans Don't Like Any Form Of Art, Man. All They Like To Do Is Make Money. They Don't Like Me, Sammy Davis, Or Anybody Else. They Don't Like Nothing. They Just Like Sammy Because He Can Make 'em A Lot Of Money.

I Don't Wanna Talk About Teo [macero]. He's A Helluva Musician, A Brilliant Musician, But He's Just Not For Me, That's All. I Can Elaborate On It, But I Don't Want To Do That.

A Lot Of People Ask Me Where Music Is Going Today. I Think It's Going In Short Phrases. If You Listen, Anybody With An Ear Can Hear That. Music Is Always Changing. It Changes Because Of The Times And The Technology That's Available, The Material That Things Are Made Of, Like Plastic Cars Instead Of Steel. So When You Hear An Accident Today It Sounds Different, Not All The Metal Colliding Like It Was In The Forties And Fifties. Musicians Pick Up Sounds And Incorporate That Into Their Playing, So The Music That They Make Will Be Different.

Everybody Ought To Listen To Benny [carter]. He's A Whole Musical Education.