I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. How about a monthly jazz show?
Sonny RollinsI'm fortunate that I'm making a living at it now because I'm not equipped to do anything else.
Sonny RollinsI guess I'm fortunate that I'm still around and I emphasize 'I guess', because you never can tell what musicians would be playing had they been around as long as I have.
Sonny RollinsI am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid.
Sonny Rollins