John Powers

Now, pressing the key, all of your sound comes from this very inside baseball. All of your sound comes from the first joint of your finger. So these are different sounds that you can get just using that first joint.

Now, pressing the key, all of your sound comes from this very inside baseball. All of your sound comes from the first joint of your finger. So these are different sounds that you can get just using that first joint.

Now, pressing the key, all of your sound comes from this very inside baseball. All of your sound comes from the first joint of your finger. So these are different sounds that you can get just using that first joint.

Well, there's certain aspects of it that are for show and certain aspects of it that are real. You know, there's a... a beauty in developing your own technique at the instrument. You know, I learned a lot from William, and I learned a lot from Monk, and I learned a lot from a lot of the different pianists that I grew up listening to in New Orleans, and you develop your own pedagogy.

Well, there's certain aspects of it that are for show and certain aspects of it that are real. You know, there's a... a beauty in developing your own technique at the instrument. You know, I learned a lot from William, and I learned a lot from Monk, and I learned a lot from a lot of the different pianists that I grew up listening to in New Orleans, and you develop your own pedagogy.

Well, there's certain aspects of it that are for show and certain aspects of it that are real. You know, there's a... a beauty in developing your own technique at the instrument. You know, I learned a lot from William, and I learned a lot from Monk, and I learned a lot from a lot of the different pianists that I grew up listening to in New Orleans, and you develop your own pedagogy.

You know, I like to play with rings on. There's something about the equilibrium of my hand that when I have a pinky ring on, it really establishes a certain sort of attack and balance, and there's a certain ictus to the sound that I like.

You know, I like to play with rings on. There's something about the equilibrium of my hand that when I have a pinky ring on, it really establishes a certain sort of attack and balance, and there's a certain ictus to the sound that I like.

You know, I like to play with rings on. There's something about the equilibrium of my hand that when I have a pinky ring on, it really establishes a certain sort of attack and balance, and there's a certain ictus to the sound that I like.

Absolutely. piano plays softly A piece full of nuance.

Absolutely. piano plays softly A piece full of nuance.

Absolutely. piano plays softly A piece full of nuance.

There's a deep sense of connectivity that you have. with your soulmate, whether you meet somebody who just gets you, you look them in the eye and they see you and you see them and then you come inches away from the veil, you almost lose that person.

There's a deep sense of connectivity that you have. with your soulmate, whether you meet somebody who just gets you, you look them in the eye and they see you and you see them and then you come inches away from the veil, you almost lose that person.

There's a deep sense of connectivity that you have. with your soulmate, whether you meet somebody who just gets you, you look them in the eye and they see you and you see them and then you come inches away from the veil, you almost lose that person.

And that's in the back of your mind when you're doing everything, when you're on television, when you're accepting an award that everyone in the world is telling you you should want more than anything else. And that is a force that it ransacks your psyche in a way that I didn't realize the power of creativity as an antidote until then.

And that's in the back of your mind when you're doing everything, when you're on television, when you're accepting an award that everyone in the world is telling you you should want more than anything else. And that is a force that it ransacks your psyche in a way that I didn't realize the power of creativity as an antidote until then.

And that's in the back of your mind when you're doing everything, when you're on television, when you're accepting an award that everyone in the world is telling you you should want more than anything else. And that is a force that it ransacks your psyche in a way that I didn't realize the power of creativity as an antidote until then.

And through our shared creativity, there was a lot of light that we created together and apart from each other. I sent her lullabies. She would paint, as you see in the documentary. She couldn't write. Her vision was blurred from all the medication. this incredible, renowned writer, but she couldn't write, so she began to paint.

And through our shared creativity, there was a lot of light that we created together and apart from each other. I sent her lullabies. She would paint, as you see in the documentary. She couldn't write. Her vision was blurred from all the medication. this incredible, renowned writer, but she couldn't write, so she began to paint.