You should get the feeling you should move. That's what is meant when people say the music moves me.
Elvin JonesI can see forms and shapes in my mind when I solo, just as a painter can see forms and shapes when he starts painting. And I can see different colors.
Elvin JonesIt's the honesty you apply to your playing that makes music enjoyable. The style of the music has little to do with it. It's only honesty makes it beautiful.
Elvin JonesMusic is a way of life, it's everything. I play drums and that's what I believe I was born to do.
Elvin Jones