I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz.
Sonny RollinsI think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody is just using up all of our natural resources like a bunch of insane people. That's what I worry about more than I worry about jazz.
Sonny RollinsI'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else.
Sonny RollinsImprovisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.
Sonny Rollins