I know that I haven't invented anything myself, that I am only a mixture of countless influences, and thanks to that I am able to find my own style of playing.
I have to play every day in order to keep absolute control over my form.
Eat, sleep and drink music.
It's so important to listen to music, to listen again and again. Eat, sleep and drink music.
Blow your life through your horn.
To rise above the crowd, you must discipline yourself unceasingly to the strict demand and realities of your ambition.