I Was Taking Chemical Engineering. But I

I Do Very Few Standards. Hardly Any. Other People's Tunes That I Do Are Usually Obscure Tunes, For The Most Part, Although I Do A Couple Of Duke Ellington Tunes That Are Well Known.

I'm Not Inspired By Songwriting At All; That Took Place Years Ago. I'm Pretty Well Established, As Far As My Influences Go. I Don't Listen To Music Anymore. It All Sounds The Same To Me.

I Don't Care What Anyone Does, As Long As They Go Through The Copyright Office.

I Finally Decided If I Was Going To Make A Living, I Was Gonna Have To Come To New York.

All The Classic Jazz Players All Sang And A Lot Of 'em Sang Blues.