Everyone is a genius at being themselves

Whatever you think can’t be done, somebody will come along and do it. A genius is the one most like himself.

Man, that cat [Ornette Coleman] is nuts.

I say, play your own way. Don't play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public pick up on what you doing - even if it does take them fifteen, twenty years.

Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy

I played the wrong wrong notes.

I don't know what other people are doing - I just know about me.