Kamasi Washington : (5)

" We learned at a young age, with our dad, that even if you weren’t doing something, you had to look like you were, or some hard labor was coming your way. That’s the reason I started practicing music – when I was practicing, Pops left me alone. " - Kamasi Washington

" At the time of ‘The Epic,’ as a core band, we were all spending so much time apart making music for other people that by the time we got together – even though we grew up together and there’s a special connection we have – it was like a rare privilege to come together. " - Kamasi Washington

" When you bring multiple cultures together, there’s a degree of push and pull. " - Kamasi Washington

" Every day we’re here is an opportunity to do what we can to make the world right, to help someone close or far from us, to not get so hung up on what we can’t do, and remember what we can. " - Kamasi Washington

" I’ve known that about myself, that I’ve had two sides: one that’s pretty tactical, down to earth, aware. There’s also a really spacey side. But I realized they’re kinda the same thing. " - Kamasi Washington