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

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

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.

Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula.

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

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

A first love always occupies a special place.