If You Have Music You Want To

If You Have Music You Want To Play That No One Asks You To Play, You Have To Go Out And Find Where You Can Play It. It's Called Do Or Die.

If You're Trying To Invent Something New, You're Going To Reach A Lot Of Discouraging Points, And Most People Give Up.

The More Original Something Is, The More Of A Threat It Seems Until The People Catch Up With It. That Happened With Thelonious Monk. It Happened With Anybody Who Is Really Original.

In Composition You Have All The Time You Want To Decide What To Say In 15 Seconds, In Improvisation You Have 15 Seconds.

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.