Three Wishes

Nica asked Bernard McKinney of his three wishes and he told he they were:

1. “To be as fluent on my instrument as Bird was on his.”
2. “To be making as much money as bird should have been making.”
3. “To have a gig where I would be free to express myself.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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