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'.

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

Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

Making the simple complicated is commonplace.

Jazz music is a language of the emotions.

Let my children have music! Let them hear live music.

In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am.