I've done some dastardly things but what can I do except make amends and apologize?

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

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

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.

I've done some dastardly things but what can I do except make amends and apologize?

I learn something new every day - to edit, to take out all the extraneous matter and stress form, logic, and content. I try to play beautiful music.

It’s like a language. You learn the alphabet, which are the scales. You learn sentences, which are the chords. And then you talk extemporaneously with the horn. It’s a wonderful thing to speak extemporaneously, which is something I’ve never gotten the hang of. But musically I love to talk just off the top of my head. And that’s what jazz music is all about.