There Are Two Kinds Of Music. Good

My Mother Told Me I Was Blessed, And I Have Always Taken Her Word For It. Being Born Of - Or Reincarnated From - Royalty Is Nothing Like Being Blessed. Royalty Is Inherited From Another Human Being; Blessedness Comes From God.

Put It This Way: Jazz Is A Good Barometer Of Freedom... In Its Beginnings, The United States Of America Spawned Certain Ideals Of Freedom And Independence Through Which, Eventually, Jazz Was Evolved, And The Music Is So Free That Many People Say It Is The Only Unhampered, Unhindered Expression Of Complete Freedom Yet Produced In This Country.

Dancing Is Very Important To People Who Play Music With A Beat. I Think That People Who Don't Dance, Or Who Never Did Dance, Don't Really Understand The Beat... I Know Musicians Who Don't And Never Did Dance, And They Have Difficulty Communicating.

Music Is My Mistress And She Plays Second Fiddle To No One.

I Don't Need Time. What I Need Is A Deadline!