People with talent are not interested in showing off behind another person. They're more interested in the music. [Charlie Parker] was playing with m….

I was devastated. I'm still devastated to this day. When talent like that disappears in a flash, you can't believe it. You deny it. Max Roach, who, o….

[Miles Davis] learned from everyone. He was incredible. He took the best from everyone and threw away the rest. He was brilliant. One of the things h….