I decided I was going to tell these stories. I went around and met Crumb. He was the cartoonist. I started realizing comics weren't just kid stuff.

It's extremely seldom that anybody wants me to change what I've written about them. Generally I portray them in a good light, if they're friends

I'm sure someone out there has a workable solution. But what do I know? I make comic books and write about jazz. I do know the difference between right and wrong, though.

I thought I had a great opportunity when I started doing my comic book in 1972. I thought there was so much territory to work in.

Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes

Am I a guy who writes about himself in a comic book, or am I just a character in that book? If I die, will that character keep going, or will he just fade away?

I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .