Music Is An Addiction.

We Don't Play To Be Seen. I'm Addicted To Music, Not Audiences.

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.

Lionel [richie] Said, "yeah, I Learned Chords And Stuff Playin' Against Your Albums."

Monk Taught Me More About Music Composition Than Anyone Else On 52nd Street.

Some Musicians Play With Their Heart, You Know What I Mean? I Don't Know What To Tell A Person That Can't - If You Can't Tell A Person What You're Talkin' About When They're Rushin' Or Droppin' The Tempo, You Get Somebody Else.