They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

Ever since I've ever heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise - as clean as possible, anyway, and more or less tuned to people. Something they could understand, something that was beautiful, you know?

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.

If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.

Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.