Branford Marsalis' Take on Students Today

Does he include himself in the generation before his students?

I agree with his concept of a massive state of delusion in our country, though perhaps for different reasons. Anyway, an interesting opinion. I believe that I have matured to the point where I do not *need* to hear how good I am or how talented I am from my teachers. Frequently hearing the opposite would cause me to quickly cancel lessons, however.

Many great sports coaches have said that expressing a negative attitude toward their proteges, or yelling at them, doesn't usually equal success among those proteges. It takes a gift to encourage someone both to work hard and to release their full potential.