“I'm being a dad and a good husband.”
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Jazz can be so serious, no sense of humor.
In some of the L.A. clubs, people can act too cool to get into your music. That can get to be a bit much.
Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination.
I remember once, we got an interview, and he said, 'Dad, these people are writing about me like I'm an adult. Don't they know I'm a kid?' I have never tried to encourage him to get a music image like other musicians have.