Without Wisdom, The Future Has No Meaning,

When I Was Young I Used To Listen To Everything.

I Don't Mind Being Classified As A Jazz Artist, But I Do Mind Being Restricted To Being A Jazz Artist. My Foundation Has Been In Jazz, Though I Didn't Really Start Out That Way. I Started In Classical Music, But My Formative Years Were In Jazz, And It Makes A Great Foundation.

I Have To Care And I Have To Be Honest And Have The Courage To Be Vulnerable. If That Happens, Then That's The Best I Can Do. To Just Be A Puppet For The Audience Is Not Very Courageous. Just To Do Whatever They Say They Want - Because A Lot Of Times People Will Hear Something New That They Hadn't Heard Before And Get Turned On By A New Experience And Will Want To Hear More Of That.

Back In The Day For Me Was A Great Time In My Life - I Was In My 20s. Most People Refer To Their Experiences In Their Twenties As Being A Highlight In Their Life. It's A Period Of Time Where You Often Develop Your Own Way, Your Own Sound, Your Own Identity, And That Happened With Me, When I Was With A Great Teacher - Miles Davis.

Oscar Peterson Is The Greatest Living Influence On Jazz Pianists Today.