Some Of [drummers] Drop Time Because They

I Couldn't Do "what's Love Got To Do With It", Tina Turner Because It Wasn't The Right Tempo; So I Scratched It From The Record. I Wanted To Do It About A Year Ago, But Something Happened.

It's A Different Ballgame Now, So That Lets [teo] Macero Out. He's Always Complainin', Always Sick.

The Music Has Gotten Thick. Guys Give Me Tunes And They're Full Of Chords. I Can't Play Them...i Think A Movement In Jazz Is Beginning Away From The Conventional String Of Chords, And A Return To Emphasis On Melodic Rather Than Harmonic Variation. There Will Be Fewer Chords But Infinite Possibilities As To What To Do With Them.

I Don't Care If A Dude Is Purple With Green Breath As Long As He Can Swing.

My Ego Only Needs A Good Rhythm Section