[Lee Morgan] was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural feeling. I had more technique, but he had that feeling. People seemed to like him more than they like me at the beginning.

When I got started in New York, if you were different from Miles & Dizzy it was very difficult.

I quit drinking, so I can think clear. When you have chop trouble, drinking doesn't help the healing process.

They always want to sell me as a hard bopper.

[Lee Morgan] was the only young cat that scared me when he played. He had so much fire and natural feeling. I had more technique, but he had that feeling. People seemed to like him more than they like me at the beginning.

I advise all the young kids to not overwork. You can't be out there blowing hard. You have to pace yourself.

Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize at first when you listen to Armstrong's records how great this man was and how hard that Hot Five music was to play. After the experience of reading and playing those parts, I have an even greater respect for Louis Armstrong than before