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Michael Manson: "If you’re not doing it from the heart, what are you doing it for? Truth of the matter is that’s why I play. If it’s not coming from the heart, if it’s not reaching somebody’s heart, then why do it at all? I consider myself a real servant. I consider my music to be the vehicle in which I serve. The way I serve is to reach people not only to entertain them, to make them feel good, but to give them something to think about, give them some hope and encouragement. To me, that’s what it’s all about. That’s why I do what I do. There’s no other purpose but that." |
Marcus Miller: I go on these YouTube binges. You know the ones, where you start watching one musician, see something interesting on the sidebar, see another one and watch that. Following that trail I managed to create a DIY Marcus Miller concert, which was quite a way to spend an evening. At some point one of the comments read "Marcus Miller is not a household name..." In what circles, I wondered, because in contemporary jazz circles the mention of his name brings a combination of reverence and awe. That, and when you hear a song he plays on there's this immediate recognition. "That's Marcus!" Although he had been playing sessions for years and released two pop/R&B solo albums in the early 80s, the buzz on him was built around the fact that the bassist had begun working with Miles Davis when he was just 21. |
Nyee Moses: "I had been writing poetry and songs my whole life. While I was growing up I wrote to help me get through situations and understand things. I was adopted. I was swimming a little bit trying to figure out where I came from, what's my purpose, why am I here, as we all do. I think the whole adoption thing really affects you when you are growing up and trying to figure things out, especially if you are not told what's going on. I used poetry and music to help me through. It was my outlet, as it is for a lot of artists, poets, musicians...it's a beautiful outlet." |
