A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.

As a youngster in the little orphanage home in New Orleans, I was the bugler of the institution. When I got to be around 13 or 14 years old, they took me off the bugle and put me in the little brass band.

White folks still in the lead.

There are Two Secrets to Success: 1. Don't tell ANYONE Everything you know 2.If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know.

Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it.

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.