Steve Lacy Quotes

I Still Love The Whole History Of Jazz. The Old Things Sound Better Than Ever.

Nobody Was Playing The Soprano Saxophone And Certainly Nobody Was Trying To Do Anything With It. So I Was All Alone. I Didn't Know That At First.

Register Is Very Important. Music Sounds Best In A Certain Register.

A Young Pianist & Composer Who Has Demonstrated An Exceptional Creativity, In Both His Playing & His Writing, As Well As Showing Us All, His Very Strong Commitment & Motivation To Aim For High Musical Goals. Talent Like His Is Rare.

I've Been Working On The Soprano Saxophone For 40 Years, And The Possibilities Are Astounding. It's Up To You, The Only Limit Is The Imagination.

You Must Have The Music To Justify An Instrument's Extensive Use.

I Wanted To Be A Pianist But It Just Wasn't My Thing. I Guess I Wanted To Stand Up Rather Than Sit Down.

Kenny G, I Have To Be Grateful To Him For Proving That The Instrument Can Be Played All Different Kinds Of Ways.

The Saxophone Is A Very Interesting Machine, But I'm More Interested In Music.

What I Learned With Cecil Taylor Was Strategy And Survival And How To Resist Temptations And Resist Getting Discouraged.

Make The Drummer Sound Good.

Saxophone Is One Thing, And Music Is Another.