Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
Tom Jones is funny to me, man. I mean, he really tries to ape Ray Charles and Sammy Davis, you know. He's nice-looking; he looks good doing it. I mean, if I was him, I'd do the same thing. If I was only thinking about making money.
If you're trying to be hip, be hip.
You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
I can hear what I want [people] to play. If you don't hear what you want someone to play, then you can't tell 'em.