I have not practiced saxophone since 1980. I mean, not one note. I do not pick it up in my house, and that's the end of it.

One of the reasons I started Tzadik, which is my own label, is to keep things in print. I got tired of labels dropping things out of print when they don't sell.

I have not practiced saxophone since 1980. I mean, not one note. I do not pick it up in my house, and that's the end of it.

You can't be idealistic in this world and not be crazy

You need to believe in something that's bigger than yourself. I think that's what everybody wants to believe in that.

One thing that I do ask myself when I'm in the creative process is, 'Does the world need this?'

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People's ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing.