Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?
What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!
Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never rely on inspiration. When we most want it, it does not come.
Life is a lot like jazz. It's best when you improvise.
True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.
Originality is the only thing that counts. But the originator uses material and ideas that occur round him and pass through him. And out of his experience comes the original creation.