If You Understood Everything I Say, You'd

If You Don't Know What To Play, Play Nothing.

When Kids Don't Learn About Their Own Heritage In School, They Just Don't Care About School... But You Won't See It In The History Books Unless We Get The Power To Write Our Own History And Tell Our Story Ourselves.

My Father's Rich, My Momma's Good Looking. Right? And I Can Play The Blues. I've Never Suffered And Don't Intend To Suffer.

I Like Stan [getz], Because He Has So Much Patience, The Way He Plays Those Melodies - Other People Can't Get Nothing Out Of A Song, But He Can, Which Takes A Lot Of Imagination.

If You Make A Suggestion And [musicians] Don't Know What You Mean, You Have To Be Able To Do It Yourself. I Often Sit Down On Drums And Show 'em Just Exactly What I Want. And I Do It And Then Say, "how Do You Do That?" It's Because I Know How It Looks, I Know What I Want To Hear, And I Don't Drop Or Rush Any Tempo. It Ain't In My Body, It Ain't In My Nephew's Body.