Man, that cat [Ornette Coleman] is nuts.

Man, that cat [Ornette Coleman] is nuts.

Those who want to know what sound goes into my music should come to NY and open their ears.

I have to listen to New York; I live there. I wasn't born there, but I've been living there all my life.

I don't have a definition of Jazz. You're just supposed to know it when you hear it.

There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.

The only cats worth anything are the cats that take chances.