I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation.

I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan.

In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland.

My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.