Jazz Is The Language Of The Emotions.

Creativity Is More Than Just Being Different. Anybody Can Plan Weird; That's Easy. What's Hard Is To Be As Simple As Bach. Making The Simple, Awesomely Simple, That's Creativity.

Most Of The Soloists At Birdland Had To Wait For Parker's Next Record In Order To Find Out What To Play Next. What Will They Do Now?

Just Because I'm Playing Jazz I Don't Forget About Me. I Play Or Write Me, The Way I Feel, Through Jazz, Or Whatever.

I'm Trying To Play The Truth Of What I Am. The Reason It's Difficult Is Because I'm Changing All The Time.

I'm Too Busy Playing. When I'm Playing I Don't Pay Attention To Who's Listening. When I Was Listening I Listened To Symphony Orchestras, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky. You Don't Listen To One Instrument; You Listen To Music.