Make the drummer sound good.

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it's only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it.

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

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

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

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.

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