I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.

There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter.

You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad.

If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!

Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!