Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

All dope can do for you is kill you... the long hard way. And it can kill the people you love right along with you.

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling.

When Lester plays, he almost seems to be singing; one can almost hear the words.

I don't think I'm singing. I feel like I'm playing a horn...What comes out is what I feel.

I try to improvise like Les Young, Louis Armstrong or someone else I admire. What comes out is what I feel.