My Future Starts When I

The Music Has Gotten Thick. Guys Give Me Tunes And They're Full Of Chords. I Can't Play Them...i Think A Movement In Jazz Is Beginning Away From The Conventional String Of Chords, And A Return To Emphasis On Melodic Rather Than Harmonic Variation. There Will Be Fewer Chords But Infinite Possibilities As To What To Do With Them.

When You Work With Great Musicians, They Are Always A Part Of You . . . Their Spirits Are Walking Around In Me, So They're Still Here And Passing It On To Others.

It Takes A Long Time To Sound Like Yourself.

Coltrane, You Cant Play Everything At Once!

Audiences - They Like Colour, You Know. I Can Go Out There Wearing A Red Suit, Man, And They'll Say I'm Out Of Sight ... I Think They Should Be Educated; You Should Always Drop Something On An Audience ... When You Get In Front Of An Audience, You Should Try To Give 'em Something. After All, They're There Looking At You Like This. You Can't Go Out And Give 'em Nothing.