It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.

When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.

Whoever has an original thing to say, it is sort of a threat to the status quo.

Play difficult and interesting things. If you play boring things, you risk losing your appetite. Saxophone can be tedious with too much of the same.

I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

In composition you have all the time you want to decide what to say in 15 seconds, in improvisation you have 15 seconds.

The potential for the saxophone is unlimited.