By And Large, Jazz Has

It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.

There Is No Art Without Intention.

Be A Number One Yourself. And Not A Number Two Somebody Else.

There Is Hardly Any Money Interest In Art, And Music Will Be There When Money Is Gone.

I'm Sure Critics Have Their Purpose, And They're Supposed To Do What They Do, But Sometimes They Get A Little Carried Away With What They Think Someone Should Have Done, Rather Than Concerning Themselves With What He Did.