I had the fortunate experience to play with people from different schools of music. Sam Rivers is from the fundamentalist school of music.
“We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours.”
“A lot of musicians aren't proud; they'll do other work, just to be able to play music. I guess that's the way it's always going to be - musicians will have to suffer to a certain degree in order to obtain their outlet.”