Man, if you have to ask what it [jazz] is, you’ll never know.

Every time I close my eyes blowing that trumpet of mine, I look right into the heart of good old New Orleans. It has given me something to live for.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Don't do nothing halfway, else you find yourself dropping more than can be picked up.

What we play is life.

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.

If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it.

Each man has his own music bubbling up inside him.

And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

A lotta cats copy the Mona Lisa, but people still line up to see the original.

The pursuit of historical revelance is an under appreciated endeavor.

Rather a drink be my master than a man.

Love dies only when growth stops.

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

And now such a warm commotion, such busy love.

I wanted to explore black culture, and I wanted that culture to be a revelation.

Learn something new. Try something different. Convince yourself that you have no limits.

I am a Christian. I haven't really talked about that before. It is something very private. But I do pray and my beliefs are very important to me.

He whose faith never doubted, may justly doubt of his faith.

Usage is the only test. I prefer a phrase that is easy and unaffected to a phrase that is grammatical.