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It's Always Been A Gift With Me, Hearing Music The Way I Do. I Don't Know Where It Comes From, It's Just There And I Don't Question It.

I Really Liked Wynton When I First Met Him. He's Still A Nice Young Man, Only Confused.

A Lot Of People Ask Me Where Music Is Going Today. I Think It's Going In Short Phrases. If You Listen, Anybody With An Ear Can Hear That. Music Is Always Changing. It Changes Because Of The Times And The Technology That's Available, The Material That Things Are Made Of, Like Plastic Cars Instead Of Steel. So When You Hear An Accident Today It Sounds Different, Not All The Metal Colliding Like It Was In The Forties And Fifties. Musicians Pick Up Sounds And Incorporate That Into Their Playing, So The Music That They Make Will Be Different.

Monk Taught Me More About Music Composition Than Anyone Else On 52nd Street.

In High School I Was Best In Music Class On The Trumpet, But The Prizes Went To The Boys With Blue Eyes. I Made Up My Mind To Outdo Anybody White On My Horn.