When I'm alcohol-free now and even to see the world around me, I appreciate it, but I never truly enjoy too much of it maybe because I feel like I'm a working musician. There are some joyous moments, but I will not think a joyous moment.

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

Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice.

We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records.

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!

I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won't come out.

Hearing myself so much all the time, I don't think I sound that special all the time because it's me.