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.

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

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

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

Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work.

I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination.