I stole everything I ever heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.

The fabulous places I've been, wonderful things that've happened, great people I've met ought to make a story.

When we were at the Apollo, Holiday was a block away. I asked her for her autograph.

Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

Everybody wants to know about my style and how it came about. It's no big secret. It's the way I feel.