Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old shared a little of what he is good at doing.

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

Jazz has the power to make men forget their differences and come together... Jazz is the personification of transforming overwhelmingly negative circumstances into freedom, friendship, hope, and dignity.

If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.

A great song can make a terrible singer sound good, but a good singer - you put a great song on top of that, you're really in great shape!

A person's age can be determined by the degree of pain he experiences when he comes in contact with a new idea.

My brother died of cancer two years ago (1998), renal cell carcinoma. He was my only real brother and I didn't know what to do. I'd never been so desperate in my life.