Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there.
Sonny RollinsI feel that I have an obligation to jazz and also to myself to play as good as I can play.
Sonny RollinsI think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society.
Sonny RollinsMany jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.
Sonny Rollins