Once we're inside a tune, we can do anything with it.

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

I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.

If a person plays dissonance long enough, it will sound like consonance. It's a language that was alien and then it's less and less alien as it continues to live.

When you're up against an electric band like that, it's like you're on two separate planets.

... The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz....you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player.

Creativity is what makes humanity move. We were created to participate.