It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.

I had a really good time in New Orleans, although I had some very tragic times in Baton Rouge. Some guys beat me up and threw my horn away. 'Cause I had a beard, then, and long hair like the Beatles.

It seems to me that in the western world, culture has something to do with appearance. A person that's out creating good stuff has got to appreciate someone when they take the time to have an appearance that goes with what they're doing.

Harmelody allows everybody to be an individual who does not have to imitate anybody else.

After I left Texas and went to California, I had a hard time getting anyone to play anything that I was writing, so I had to end up playing them myself. And that's how I ended up just being a saxophone player.

The human being receives the pleasure from music, not from the argument over what it is.

I think that those elements - light and sound - are beyond democratic. They're into the creative part of life.