This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins

New York is still where I live most of the time.

What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.

This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.

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