"My whole life, my whole soul, my whole everything, I give to music. And I don't care what nobody says."

"My whole life, my whole soul, my whole everything is to my music."

"I don't care if it's hot or cold, I'm gonna play my horn."

"I never tried to be anything but myself. I just played my horn the way I felt it."

"I just want to be remembered as a good jazz musician and a good man."