MJF's Interview with
KYLE EASTWOOD
Artists Who Influenced
Charles Mingus
“I always wanted to be a spontaneous composer.” - Charles Mingus
Marvin Gaye
If you cannot find peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else. - Marvin Gaye
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Count Basie
"If you're going to come up with a new direction or a really new way to do something, you'll do it by just playing your stuff and letting it ride. The real innovators did their innovating by just being themselves." - Count Basie
James Brown
“The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.” - James Brown
Duke Ellington
"You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it." - Duke Ellington
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