Do Not Fear Mistakes. There Are None.

I Would Never Try And Play Like Harry James, Because I Don't Like His Tone - For Me. It's Just White. You Know What I Mean? He Has What We Black Trumpet Players Call A White Sound. But It's For White Music ... I Can Tell A White Trumpet Player, Just Listening To A Record. There'll Be Something He'll Do That'll Let Me Know That He's White.

Food Makes My Mind Sluggish.

I'm Out There Doing The Best That I Can, My Lip Is Cut And I'm Still Playing.

In Europe, They Like Everything You Do. The Mistakes And Everything. That's A Little Bit Too Much.

Certain Drummers Drop Time, And I Like To Play On Top Of The Beat.