The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation. – Billy Higgins
I think that people should learn about that. In most music, there’s one way that you do something, and that’s the only way. In jazz, it’s a lot different. – Billy Higgins
If somebody would come and they’re not playing music, they would encounter certain people on another level. – Billy Higgins
Because the stuff that they feed kids now, they’ll have a bunch of idiots in the next millennium as far as art and culture is concerned. – Billy Higgins
Jazz needs the help. It’s the more sophisticated music. All the other music is on the TV, but jazz isn’t. – Billy Higgins
It brings people together. It brings the races together. It brings religions together. – Billy Higgins
If I couldn’t do it, then I’d be defeated. I’ve got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools. – Billy Higgins
The Japanese actually approach the music on a high level. It’s always been on a high level. – Billy Higgins
The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do. – Billy Higgins
It’s something that – jazz is one of the few things that you can go and listen to, I don’t care where you’re from, what you are, what background you come from – there’s something there for you. – Billy Higgins
