“Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting...” — Marian McPartland Quote

Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts.

I would really hate to have e-mail. It's bad enough with all the mail I get.

It's awful to have to, but I've started thinking about that, you know. 86. I'm thinking, well, maybe I might make it to 90. At least I'd like to have my brains.

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.

That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it.

The way I feel today, as long as my health is good and I can handle myself well and people still come to my concerts, still buy my CDs, I'll keep playing until I feel like I can't.

My dad took me to loads of concerts when I was growing up.

I need to show the world that my final goal is to perform huge concerts like Madonna.

I was tired. I peaked. I left when I was on top. One year, I did 280 concerts.

Being a recording artist, selling music, selling concerts out, having a reality show, starting film; it's great, it's beautiful.