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.

Make the drummer sound good.

You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

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

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

Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register.

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