Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

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You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good.

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I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

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Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.

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I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

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The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.

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Whoever has an original thing to say, it is sort of a threat to the status quo.

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You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.

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I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

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It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.

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