The Idea Of Life Is To Give

I Was Blessed That I Got Married Early And Had A Good Wife. That Sort Of Kept Me Straight. Probably I Would Have Been Like Charlie Parker, You Know, Involved In Drugs Or Alcohol Or Something Like That If I Hadn't Had This Stability.

Where There's No Mutual Respect, There's Trouble!

Men Have Died For This Music. You Can't Get More Serious Than That.

Nothing Surpasses My Performances With Small Bands, Especially With Charlie Parker. A Small Band Doesn't Forestall Creativity.

Mutual Respect Is So Important Because As Soon As It Disappears In Relations Between You And The Next Person, There's Trouble.