The Idea Of Life Is To Give

I Think The Idea Is Now For Blacks To Write About The History Of Our Music. It's Time For That, Because Whites Have Been Doing It All The Time. It's Time For Us To Do It Ourselves And Tell It Like It Is.

I Try To Play The Bare Essence, To Let Everything Be Just What It's Supposed To Be In That Particular Spot...you Have Many Things To Pick From When You're Playing, So You Try To Train Yourself To Pick Out The Best Things That You Know.

Learn To Play The Piano, Man, And Then You Can Figure Out Crazy Solos Of Your Own.

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

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Just Like Benny Carter!