There are no wrong notes.

Monk was a gentle person, gentle and beautiful, but he was strong as an ox. And if I had ever said something about punching Monk out in front of his face - and I never did - then somebody should have just come and got me and taken me to the madhouse, because Monk could have just picked my little ass up and thrown me through a wall.

My ego only needs a good rhythm section

Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.

I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.

I never thought Jazz was meant to be a museum piece like other dead things once considered artistic.

I don't like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there's no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don't know.