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

You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way.

Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place... as in genuine democracy, only performance counts.

The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.

Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent.

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the rock groups.

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