MJF's Interview with
HARRY CONNICK, JR.
Artists Who Influenced
Errol Garner
"I love it. When they stop imitating me then I'll start wondering where I'm going wrong. Every day when I sit down to play, I learn something new.” - Errol Garner
Frank Sinatra
"Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it. .” - Frank Sinatra
Freddie Mercury
"I think my melodies are superior to my lyrics." - Freddie Mercury
George Jones
“Country music to me is heartfelt music that speaks to the common man. It is about real life stories with simple melodies the average person can follow. Country music should speak directly and simply about the highs and lows of life. Something that everyone can relate to.” - George Jones
Nat King Cole
“I’m an interpreter of stories. When I perform it’s like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.” - Nat King Cole
Herbie Hancock
"The instrument is a mechanical thing. What I want to project is music which is human, it transcends the instrument." - Herbie Hancock @ MJF/54
Bill Evans
"Intuition has to lead knowledge, but it can't be out there alone." - Bill Evans
Recommended Recordings
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