My Ego Only Needs A Good Rhythm

I Never Thought That The Music Called "jazz" Was Ever Meant To Reach Just A Small Group Of People, Or Become A Museum Thing Locked Under Glass Like All The Other Dead Things That Were Once Considered Artistic.

Drummers - Sometimes They Play And They Listen. And That Little Listen Takes A Speck Away From The Right Tempo.

Don't Play What's There, Play What's Not There.

The Only Reason To Write A New Song Is Because You're Tired Of The Old Ones.

See, If You Put A Musician In A Place Where He Has To Do Something Different From What He Does All The Time, Then He Can Do That - But He's Got To Think Differently In Order To Do It. He's Got To Play Above What He Knows - Far Above It. I've Always Told The Musicians In My Band To Play What They Know And Then Play Above That. Because Then Anything Can Happen, And That's Where Great Art And Music Happens.