When The Band Plays Fast, You Play

Dave [holland] Plays The Way He Wants To Play. And It's Usually What's Needed. You Know, Dave Is Such A Deep Thinker. You Can't Tell Him Too Much, Else It Might Spoil His Spirit, You Know.

When We Edit The Music, I Always Remember, "it's My Band. Save Me A Place To Play."

You Have To Practice For A Long Time Before You Can Learn To Sound Like Yourself

I Think Every Negro Over Fifty Should Get A Medal For Putting Up With All That Crap.

Birth Of The Cool' Became A Collector's Item, I Think, Out Of A Reaction To Bird And Dizzy's Music. Bird And Diz Played This Hip, Real Fast Thing, And If You Weren't A Fast Listener, You Couldn't Catch The Humor Or The Feeling In Their Music. Their Musical Sound Wasn't Sweet, And It Didn't Have Harmonic Lines That You Could Easily Hum Out On The Street With Your Girlfriend Trying To Get Over With A Kiss.