We don't play to be seen. I'm addicted to music, not audiences.

My father's rich, my momma's good looking. Right? And I can play the Blues. I've never suffered and don't intend to suffer.

Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!

Some musicians play with their heart, you know what I mean? I don't know what to tell a person that can't - if you can't tell a person what you're talkin' about when they're rushin' or droppin' the tempo, you get somebody else.

We don't play to be seen. I'm addicted to music, not audiences.

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

When we edit the music, I always remember, "It's my band. Save me a place to play."