Always look ahead, but never look back.
At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.
Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.
I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.
You can't play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn't played
I keep telling Ron Lorman and them in the control room, "It's my band! The reason I have a band is because I can't stand for somebody to tell me what to do."