When I was a kid, some of the guys would try to get me to hate white people for what they've been doing to Negroes, and for a while I tried real hard. But every time I got to hating them, some white guy would come along and mess the whole thing up.
All musicians are potential band leaders.
The only cats worth anything are the cats that take chances.
A genius is the one most like himself.
Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz.
I played the wrong wrong notes.