Change is inevitable in music - things change.

Considering the great heritage in music that we have - the work of the giants of the past, the present, and the promise of those who are to come - I feel that we have every reason to face the future optimistically.

There is never any end... There are always new sounds to imagine; new feelings to get at. And always, there is the need to keep purifying these feelings and sounds so that we can really see what we've discovered in its pure state.

I believe that men are here to grow themselves into the best good that they can be - at least, this is what I want to do.

We should pray and seek for knowledge which would enable us to portray and project the things we love in music, in a way that might wholly or in some part, be appreciated as having been conceived and composed or performed and presented with dedication and in positive taste

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.

Working with Monk is like falling down a dark elevator shaft.