Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.

It takes a long time to sound like yourself.

All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.

I'm not messing around with nobody's woman. If I want a woman I go get her - you know what I mean?

If you're not nervous then you're not paying attention.

Some of [drummers] drop time because they want to hear what you're doin'.

Monk was a gentle person, gentle and beautiful, but he was strong as an ox. And if I had ever said something about punching Monk out in front of his face - and I never did - then somebody should have just come and got me and taken me to the madhouse, because Monk could have just picked my little ass up and thrown me through a wall.