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!

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

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 came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got.

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

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.

I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth's a day.