I don't dig staying in one groove.

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For the last five years I've been in the production business.

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Mentally and physically, I find I can play with these people.

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Personally, I can't see how anyone can produce any beautiful music out of being angry.

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But you can't extend, or go beyond any point musically, without the basic fundamentals.

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I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds for protest, but you don't do it through music.

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Luckily, I'm in the position now of being able to play purely because I have the desire to do so.

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My roots and Victor's are jazz, basically, but these two young fellows that we have with us come out of rock bands. And they're tremendously exciting players.

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And I'm happy to say that I'm able to find people wherever I go that are not black, not white - they're just human beings. That's where I am, where I've been and where I intend to stay.

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In fact, I had to make an enormous adjustment to this, not only in listening to it but in playing with it. It's a full sound. In some instances, you must have the volume to get the effect.

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