I'd like to play for you one of my compositions, my only composition.
You can't steal a gift. Bird [Charlie Parker] gave the world his music, and if you can hear it you can have it.
I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.
I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.
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.