I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.

Jazz is an Uncle Tom word. They should stop using that word for selling. I told George Wein the other day that he should stop using it.

In other words, an instrument should be an extension of you; it's supposed to sound like you - the way you walk, the way you dress, you know.

Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.

Lionel [Richie] said, "Yeah, I learned chords and stuff playin' against your albums."

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.

In Europe, they like everything you do. The mistakes and everything. That's a little bit too much.