"[T]he main thing a musician would like to do is to give a picture to the listener of the many wonderful things he kno…"

"Keep a thing happenin' all throughout."

"Q: What would you like to be in 10 years? A: I'd like to be a saint."

"I thought about this question. I answered it as best I could [at the press conference]. I felt I didn't tell [the rep…"

"My goal is to live the truly religious life and express it in my music. If you live it, when you play there's no prob…"

"John [Coltrane] was like a visitor to this planet. He came in peace and he left in peace; but during his time here, h…"

"I was playing this concert, and when I finished a solo, I backed offstage. There was Coltrane with the lights behind …"

"I think the most interesting thing about Coltrane, besides his tone and his sense of improvisation, was his deep spir…"

"...you pick up the saxophone again, I suppose it's like writing poetry, you are picking up the history of that. Playi…"

"[W]hen I was with him, he was as straight as a pin, but he had this sugar addiction and he loved these butter rum lif…"