Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks.

Rien n'est plus parfait, plus acheve qu'un cadavre. Nothing is more perfect, more complete than a corpse.

One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.

I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think.

Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks.

Les masses ont tort et les individus toujours raison. The masses are wrong; individuals are always right.

There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly.