All a musician can do is to get closer to the source.

The first time I heard Bird play, it hit me right between the eyes.

My goal is to live the truly religious life, and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no problem because the music is part of the whole thing. To be a musician is really something. It goes very, very deep. My music is the spiritual expression of what I am - my faith, my knowledge, my being.

My music is the spiritual expression of what I am: my faith, my knowledge, my being.

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.

Keep a thing happenin' all throughout.

One positive thought produces millions of positive vibrations.