They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.

Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.

Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.

Some days you get up and put the horn to your chops and it sounds pretty good and you win. Some days you try and nothing works and the horn wins. This goes on and on and then you die and the horn wins.

Everyone wants to put people on, I think. And get away with it! That's the thing: put people on and get away with it! That's a science in itself.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be in that particular spot...You have many things to pick from when you're playing, so you try to train yourself to pick out the best things that you know.