I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that's where great art and music happens.

I've gotten hernias from drummers when they drop tempo.

Play what you know and then play above that

It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.

If you hit a wrong note, it's the next note that you play that determines if it's good or bad.

I really liked Wynton when I first met him. He's still a nice young man, only confused.

It takes a long time to sound like yourself.