I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.

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

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.

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.

Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways.

Make the drummer sound good.

I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.