Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
The artist must say it without saying it.
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.