Trane Was The Perfect Saxophonist For Monk's

If You Have A Tone Like Mine That Is Recognizable. No Matter What I Play, When You Hear My Tone You Can Tell It's Me.

Jazz Is Like Blues With A Shot Of Heroin!

The Way You Change And Help Music Is By Tryin' To Invent New Ways To Play

Sometimes, If You Ask People To "go Downstairs And Get Me This Or That," They'll Say, "it's Rainin" Or "it Might Rain," Or "there's Some Bumpy Roads On The Road," Or Bla-bla-bla. They Give You All Those Excuses, So When They Do Something Which Is Easy, You're Supposed To Say, "damn, You Did That?"

In High School I Was Best In Music Class On The Trumpet, But The Prizes Went To The Boys With Blue Eyes. I Made Up My Mind To Outdo Anybody White On My Horn.