Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth.

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.

Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth.

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.