I don't care who likes it or buys it. Because if you use that criterion, Mozart would never have written Don Giovanni, Charlie Parker would have never played anything but swing music.

They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

Bop is no love-child of jazz.

I'm very glad to have met you. I like your playing very much.

Some guys said 'Here's bop!' Wham! They said, 'Here's something we can make money on!' Wham! 'Here's a comedian!' Wham! Here's a guy who talks funny talk!'

I look at melody as rhythm.

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.