The Thing To Judge In Any Jazz

Lionel [richie] Said, "yeah, I Learned Chords And Stuff Playin' Against Your Albums."

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

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

Always Listen For What You Can Leave Out.

I Don't Hold It Against Dizzy [gillespie], You Know, But If A Guy Wants To Play A Certain Way, You Work Towards That. If He Stops - He's Full Of Crap, You Know. I Mean, I Wouldn't Do It, For No Money, Or For No Place In The White Man's World. Not Just To Make Money, Because Then You Don't Have Anything. You Don't Have As Much Money As Whoever You're Trying To Ape; That's Making Money By Being Commercial. Then You Don't Have Anything To Give The World; So You're Not Important. You Might As Well Be Dead.