It's Part Of Life To Have Obstacles.

You Can Practice To Learn A Technique, But I'm More Interested In Conceiving Of Something In The Moment.

In World War Ii, Jazz Absolutely Was The Music Of Freedom, And Then In The Cold War, Behind The Iron Curtain, Same Thing. It Was All Underground, But They Needed The Food Of Freedom That Jazz Offered.

You Can Practice To Attain Knowledge, But You Can't Practice To Attain Wisdom.

It's Part Of Life To Have Obstacles. It's About Overcoming Obstacles; That's The Key To Happiness.

A Jazz Musician Is Not A Jazz Musician When He Or She Is Eating Dinner Or When He Or She Is With His Parents Or Spouse Or Neighbors. He's Above All A Human Being . . . The True Artform Is Being A Human Being.