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.

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.

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

Jazz is people's music, a collectivity.

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

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