If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die.

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

When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die.

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

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