"I don't listen to what other people are doing. I just do my own thing."

"I'm always searching for something new, something that hasn't been done before."

"You know, all this 'jazz' and 'bebop' and 'cool' and 'hot' labels are just for critics. It's all music."

"You can't teach somebody to play. You can only teach them to learn."

"I'm always trying to push the boundaries."