Evolution is the phenomenon of change and the challenge of the next time cycle will involve the creation of constructs that will provide the kind of …

- Anthony Braxton

Growing up in the '50s and being in the '60s, in that revolutionary time space, I thought freedom was what I was looking for. Slowly but surely, it b…

- Anthony Braxton

For the most basic assumption that dictated my early attempts to respond to creative music commentary was the mistaken belief that western journalist…

- Anthony Braxton

The word music is a convenient way to talk about what I'm interested in, but actually, in some ways, it's a limitation.

- Anthony Braxton

I'm seeking to have an art that is engaged as a way for saying, 'Hurray for unity.

- Anthony Braxton

I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me.

- Anthony Braxton

I would find myself backing away from all of the 'isms,' all of the communities. I have always been able to be misused by every community But that is…

- Anthony Braxton

I thank the Creator of the universe to have discovered the discipline of music was the greatest gift that I could have been given, the possibility to…

- Anthony Braxton

I have learned through time that not everyone is interested in the kinds of things that fascinate me.

- Anthony Braxton