I approach everything in my life the same way; if it feels right, I know it. |
What is music anyway? It's a form of communication, and that's why I play the kind of music that I think - that I hope - can communicate with people. |
That's my ideal day, time with my boys. |
The whole rise of new adult contemporary music and smooth jazz was a nice surprise. |
Being a purely instrumental album, it makes a musical statement, not a religious one, and I hope that people can feel the emotion of the great melodies, even without the words. |
I've learned that you simply can't control those bad vibes. |
I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot of gigs in Seattle even prior to joining the Fusion. |
It wasn't until Duotones that I felt my true voice come out. |
Finally, I was no longer a student and was making music for myself. |
I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart. |
The Moment is an album that contains the best music I have ever produced. |
When I play live, I feel how the audience is going and follow and lead at the same time. |
I've never personally criticized anyone else's music, but I know that the public's real problem is not the music I make but the perception that I play simple music for money only and for the notoriety and to increase my popularity. |
Just because people play songs with great technique doesn't mean the records are better. |
I really create everything I do from the heart. |