Your own music comes out of your head and emotions, but it's not etched in your system.
I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it.
Jazz is one of the least learnable art forms.
When you're on stage you have a very strange knowledge of what the audience is. It isn't exactly a sound - it's a hum, like the streets.
I actually get a metallic taste in my mouth when I think about electric music.
... 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.