Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

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

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

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.

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.