I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician.

It's definitely a labor market that's generating enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate over time. That process was interrupted by the hurricanes and appears to be resuming.

When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.

Anything worth doing good takes a little chaos.

I've always been amused by the contention that brain work is harder than manual labor. I've never known a man to leave a desk for a muck-stick if he could avoid it.