First You Imitate, Then You Innovate.

I'm Always Thinking About Creating. My Future Starts When I Wake Up Every Morning... Every Day I Find Something Creative To Do With My Life.

Always Look Ahead, But Never Look Back.

I Don't Hold It Against Dizzy [gillespie], You Know, But If A Guy Wants To Play A Certain Way, You Work Towards That. If He Stops - He's Full Of Crap, You Know. I Mean, I Wouldn't Do It, For No Money, Or For No Place In The White Man's World. Not Just To Make Money, Because Then You Don't Have Anything. You Don't Have As Much Money As Whoever You're Trying To Ape; That's Making Money By Being Commercial. Then You Don't Have Anything To Give The World; So You're Not Important. You Might As Well Be Dead.

Don't Worry About Playing A Lot Of Notes. Just Find One Pretty One.

Jazz Musicians Are So Comfortable. The Reason They Can't Do What We Do Is Because They're So Comfortable Doin' What They Do.