[Winning the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]definitely opened some doors.

The best thing you can do is just go and have fun with [competition].

The only person who can limit your possibilities is you.

Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.

So often the difference between success and failure is belief. Belief leads to action and execution.

You're not going to have any pension or health care from those $60 nights at you name the club. But I think you do this because you have to do it. You pursue any art form because you need it. Because you love it.

Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t.