“The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.”

“I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.”

“I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination.”

“You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good.”

“You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“Collaboration is an inside-out mindset. It has to start on the inside, with the Heart.”

“When your heart is right, you want to bring out the best in others.”

“Collaboration has no hierarchy. The Sun collaborates with soil to bring flowers on the earth.”

“Not everyone may not think the way you do.”

“I think you're wrong.""Think what you like.”

“To think, to think, even with a split second left - to think was the only hope.”