The potential for the saxophone is unlimited.

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.

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

It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.

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

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

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