I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth."

I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day.

I was reading Omar Khayyam, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, L. Ron Hubbard, all sorts of philosophy. Bebop cats are like that. Curious. I wanted to know about everything.

All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.

You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.

It was messed up, because in 1947 my family moved to Seattle and I had to get up at 5:00 o'clock in the morning to catch the ferry back to Bremerton every morning because I was Boys Club president.

I'd been in love before - I was always in love.