Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.

A painting is music you can see and music is a painting you can hear.

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.

My future starts when I wake up every morning.

I don't pay no attention to what critics say about me, the good or the bad. The toughest critic I got is myself...and I'm too vain to play anything I think is bad.

[Jazz musicians] feel comfortable with their clichés, you know.

I'm out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I'm still playing.