I Don't Like To Hear Someone Put

You Should Never Be Comfortable, Man. Being Comfortable Fouled Up A Lot Of Musicians.

Always Look Ahead, But Never Look Back.

If I Have A Dynamite Bass Player - I Have Darryl Jones - It's So Easy To Write For Him Because He's Such A Funky Kid And He's Gifted. He's Like A Little Genius.

You Have To Practice For A Long Time Before You Can Learn To Sound Like Yourself

I Would Never Try And Play Like Harry James, Because I Don't Like His Tone - For Me. It's Just White. You Know What I Mean? He Has What We Black Trumpet Players Call A White Sound. But It's For White Music ... I Can Tell A White Trumpet Player, Just Listening To A Record. There'll Be Something He'll Do That'll Let Me Know That He's White.