Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.