My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits.

When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous life I was Johann Sebastian Bach's guide dog.

If you establish an identity, you build a monster-and thats right, youve got to live with it. Of course, you can enjoy it, too.

I always tell people, it took me 10 minutes and 35 years in the business. I get tired of playing it ["Lullaby of Birdland"], but not of collecting the royalties.

You know, when you've established a certain thing, what can you do? You're stuck with it.

Perfect retention. I dont think I could do that-Ive never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline. Which improvisation is not.

Can anybody be given creativity? No. Only equipment to develop it if it's in them in the first place.