We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.
That's kind of my goal: to build a new row of meaningful tones.
As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.
Sound is the first thing that we tune into.
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.
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.