Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double.

I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard.

You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you'll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones.