Music is a funny thing when you really come to think about it.

The music speaks for itself!

I ain't no entertainer, and ain't trying to be one. I am one thing, a musician.

If you have a tone like mine that is recognizable. No matter what I play, when you hear my tone you can tell it's me.

I usually write from the rhythm section...If a drummer got a funky beat on some things - like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that's even - I can write something.

Jazz musicians are so comfortable. The reason they can't do what we do is because they're so comfortable doin' what they do.

First you imitate, then you innovate.