They're Singing Your Praises While Stealing Your

I Was Born Swinging And Clapped My Hands In Church As A Little Boy, But I've Grown Up And I Like To Do Things Other Than Just Swing. But Blues Can Do More Than Just Swing.

Whatever Coast He's On, A Man Should Be Himself. I Don't Write In Any Particular Idiom, I Write Charles Mingus.

If Charlie Parker Were A Gunslinger, There'd Be A Whole Lot Of Dead Copycats

If Someone Has Been Escaping Reality, I Don't Expect Him To Dig My Music.

Creativity Is More Than Just Being Different. Anybody Can Plan Weird; That's Easy. What's Hard Is To Be As Simple As Bach. Making The Simple, Awesomely Simple, That's Creativity.