David S. Ware Quotes

Well, I was actually raised in Scotch Plains, and I've been here most of my adult life- the better part of 50 years now. I suppose I came back after periods in Boston and New York because this is where my family had been for several generations- most of my immediate family relocated to Georgia a few years ago, so my wife and I are really the only ones still here. Being in a place like this gives you a chance to breathe which you don't have, living in the middle of a large city.
David S. Ware

Well, you know, the first step I took was to drop the alto and baritone and concentrate on tenor exclusively, a decision I've never really looked back on with any regret. Another thing was that I was 17 when I moved up there, and my listening had really focused on freer music in the previous couple of years- Coltrane was playing with his expanded group, and everyone was listening closely to that, and we were into Shepp and Ayler as well.
David S. Ware