Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.

When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now.

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

The potential for the saxophone is unlimited.

To me, there is spirit in a reed. It's a living thing, a weed, really, and it does contain spirit of a sort. It's really an ancient vibration.

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.