Robert Glasper : (4)

" You’re supposed to create new standards. The more you play songs by your peers, they become standards, you know? Miles Davis played ‘Gingerbread Boy’ ‘cos he and Jimmy Heath were cool, you know? That’s how the culture goes. " - Robert Glasper

" I was playing drums in church when I was six. Then I picked up the piano when I was 11 or 12. " - Robert Glasper

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

" When I have to compete with John Coltrane and Miles Davis and Louie Armstrong on iTunes, which I’m doing now, that’s a problem. That means that jazz is not being heard by younger audiences. " - Robert Glasper