I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.

Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above.

I discovered early in life that if you take gym first period, you can go into the wrestling room and sit in the corner and sleep.

I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.

Milton, of all people, gave the most perfect definition of the state of mind required to play jazz: ' with wanton heed and giddy cunning.' That's how you play jazz.

I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I don't always like to listen to it. It's like living in a house where everything's painted red.

It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo.