“I got my love of jazz from my stepfather, who was a jazz musician.” — Flea Quote

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

I'm a performer and have managed to get my performing into the mainstream consciousness of the world, I guess.

For me, music was the only reason I went to school. I was kind of a street kid, in a lot of trouble committing crimes and stuff. Music gave me something to focus on.

Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.

I've always kind of been an in-the-moment kind of person. I don't think that far in advance or have any idea what's around the next corner.

I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style.

Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.

Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music.

I like rock music. I like jazz better, though.

One doesn't have to scat to be a jazz singer.