If music is sound & came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound.

Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it's not etched in your system.

When I joined the band I didn't know any of the tunes, and when I left the band I didn't know any of the tunes!

If music is sound & came from silence, then silence is potentially greater than sound.

I realized that improvisers should probably always have time off. But musicians are always gigging and never have a chance to stop for a minute - unless something drastic occurs.

We accept so many things that come through the media; we get used to them, however vigilant we are. But for any creative art, you have to remain 110% conscious, and in a world that's losing consciousness, that's getting harder.

I've never heard anything Wynton [Marsalis] played sound like it meant anything at all. Wynton has no voice and no presence. His music sounds like a talented high-school trumpet player to me... he's jazzy the same way someone who drives a BMW is sporty.