There Are A Lot Of Great Players...

I Know All The Latin-american Rhythms Quite Well, But I Don't Play Them Exactly Like They Do In Their Own Country - I Add My Personal Touch.

I Think The Idea Is Now For Blacks To Write About The History Of Our Music. It's Time For That, Because Whites Have Been Doing It All The Time. It's Time For Us To Do It Ourselves And Tell It Like It Is.

The Sign Of A Mature Musician Is Knowing What Not To Play.

You Can't Steal A Gift. Bird [charlie Parker] Gave The World His Music, And If You Can Hear It You Can Have It.

How Do I Know Why Miles Walks Off The Stage? Why Don't You Ask Him? And Besides, Maybe We'd All Like To Be Like Miles, And Just Haven't Got The Guts.