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

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

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

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

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.

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

Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.