In music, silence is more important than sound.

At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.

You can't compete with Sweets' sound and time feel. It's impossible.

I don't wanna talk about Teo [Macero]. He's a helluva musician, a brilliant musician, but he's just not for me, that's all. I can elaborate on it, but I don't want to do that.

It's not the note you play that's the wrong note - it's the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.

Dave [Holland] plays the way he wants to play. And it's usually what's needed. You know, Dave is such a deep thinker. You can't tell him too much, else it might spoil his spirit, you know.

There are no wrong notes.