Some Of [drummers] Drop Time Because They

I Don't Pay No Attention To What Critics Say About Me, The Good Or The Bad. The Toughest Critic I Got Is Myself...and I'm Too Vain To Play Anything I Think Is Bad.

My Ego Only Needs A Good Rhythm Section

If You Have A Tone Like Mine That Is Recognizable. No Matter What I Play, When You Hear My Tone You Can Tell It's Me.

Monk Taught Me More About Music Composition Than Anyone Else On 52nd Street.

You Want To Know How I Started Playing Trumpet? My Father Bought Me One, And I Studied The Trumpet. And Everybody I Heard That I Liked, I Picked Up Things From.