Make The Drummer Sound Good.

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.

It's Very Important To Go Through Periods Where You Sound Just Rotten And You Know It, And You Have To Persevere Or Give Up.

Jazz Is Like Wine. When It Is New It's Only For The Experts, But When It Gets Older Everybody Wants It.

Play Difficult And Interesting Things. If You Play Boring Things, You Risk Losing Your Appetite. Saxophone Can Be Tedious With Too Much Of The Same.

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