I Don't Care Much About Music. What

We Loved One Another, Man. I Mean All Those Stories About The Rift ... There Was No Question Of A Rift Between Charlie Parker And Me.

The Sign Of A Mature Musician Is Knowing What Not To Play.

I Know All The Latin-american Rhythms Quite Well, But I Don't Play Them Exactly Like They Do In Their Own Country - I Add My Personal Touch.

Nothing Surpasses My Performances With Small Bands, Especially With Charlie Parker. A Small Band Doesn't Forestall Creativity.

I Was Blessed That I Got Married Early And Had A Good Wife. That Sort Of Kept Me Straight. Probably I Would Have Been Like Charlie Parker, You Know, Involved In Drugs Or Alcohol Or Something Like That If I Hadn't Had This Stability.