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

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want to know that there's a combination of notes that makes a sound.

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

Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.

Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.