Don Friedman addresses the allegation of being "under-recognized"

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Don Friedman discusses his playing style

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Don Friedman discusses his start with playing piano

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Q: “Your playing has been developing but so has your music! Your music is rich and deep and…”

A: “Yeah, well, yeah. I mean, I'm glad that somebody else thinks that, too. Because, no, I mean, it happened, you know, in a couple of different ways. I mean, one way is, I think, that you just, as you grow older and you hear so many ... you're just exposed to so much music over a period of years and if you can be receptive at all to it, you know, it’s gotta influence and change how you think and how you feel about music. And then also I've also made some kind of a conscious effort to improve myself as a musician. I mean, I always practice. I mean, not always. I don't mean to sound like I'm sitting there practicing all the time, but I mean I practice and I listen and, you know, I'm into music. So when I think that in a way it's just a natural kind of evolution.”