Just because I'm playing jazz I don't forget about me. I play or write me, the way I feel, through jazz, or whatever.

It (jazz) isn't like it used to be. The guys aren't together. They're all separated. Individuals now. Bird was a symbol. It was a clique, a clique of people. Who all believed in one thing: gettin' high. And playin'.

They're singing your praises while stealing your phrases.

If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

I was born swinging and clapped my hands in church as a little boy, but I've grown up and I like to do things other than just swing. But blues can do more than just swing.

In high school I was on the basketball team, but the coach did something I didn't dig and the next day he looked up and saw me practising with the football team.

Bach is how buildings got taller. It's how we got to the moon.