It is evidently known, beyond contradiction, that New Orleans is the cradle of Jazz and I, myself, happened to be the creator in the year 1902.

Rejoice at the death and cry at the birth: New Orleans sticks close to the Scriptures.

Jazz music is to be played sweet, soft, plenty rhythm.

In 1908 Handy didn't know anything about the blues and he doesn't know anything about jazz and stomps to this day. I myself figured out the peculiar form of mathematics and harmonies that was strange to all the world but me.

Jazz music is a style, not compositions; any kind of music may be played in Jazz if one has the knowledge.

My contributions were many: First clown director, with witty sayings and flashily dressed, now called master of ceremonies.

In the year of 1902, when I was about seventeen years old, I happened to invade one of the sections [in New Orleans] where the birth of Jazz originated from.