Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

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

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

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

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

I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

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