Don't be afraid of mistakes - There are none.

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.

If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you're in love.

John Lee Hooker is the funkiest man alive

You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.

I can tell. I'm gifted with that, you know. When I hear that the tempo is slightly off, it's hard for me.

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.