Jazz Comes From Our Way Of Life,

Many Of Our Greatest Musicians Abandoned All Of Their Aesthetic Objectives To Try To Become Pertinent. And, At The End Of The Day, They Never Became Pop Stars. I Counter Stated That Very Strongly, And I Continue To Do That.

The First Time I Ever Played The Trumpet In Public, I Played The Marine Hymn. I Sounded Terrible.

If You're Not Making Mistakes, You're Not Trying.

Trumpet Players Are Just Belligerant, And Cocky, And You Know, Just Hard-headed.

Ethics Are More Important Than Laws. Which Means That The Exact Note Is Less Important Than The Feeling Of The Note.