I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play.

Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product.

I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played.

If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.

Other than conversation, no other art form can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction like Jazz.

People think that I play effortlessly. I remember doing a record date with Bill Evans and afterwards he said to me, you make it sound so easy but when I get right up next to you you're working hard and making it sound easy!

The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body.