Most importantly, it gives you tremendous pride in being American. We didn’t have to denigrate or cut anybody down or do anything negative to anybody to create this. It’s a nonpredatory form. It’s a symbiotic form. You can be as rich as you want to be in jazz and nobody else has to be poor. I’m going to do this till I die if I can, the Good Lord willing, if people will have me. I’ve been blessed to do something and get unbelievable support from people.
