I Played In Rhumba Bands, Mickey Mouse

A Good Quartet Is Like A Good Conversation Among Friends Interacting To Each Other's Ideas.

You Don't Rehearse Jazz To Death To Get The Camera Angles.

There Are Four Qualities Essential To A Great Jazzman. They Are Taste, Courage, Individuality, And Irreverence.

When I Got This Saxophone, It Became A Religion. There Wasn't Tv, There Wasn't Much Money, And There Was Just A Real Dedication.... I Never Thought Of It As An Art. It Was Just Work That I Loved. Not Just Work, But Work That I Loved. I Loved It So Much, I Would Play It If Nobody Listened To It. Any Jazz Musician, If There's Nobody Around To Listen, Would Play Just For The Sheer Joy Of Improvising Music.

Hearing Myself So Much All The Time, I Don't Think I Sound That Special All The Time Because It's Me.