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" The soprano has all those other instruments in it. It's got the soprano song voice, flute, violin, clarinet, and tenor elements and can even approach the baritone in intensity. "

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" The potential for the saxophone is unlimited. "

" When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now. "

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

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" The soprano turned out to sound to me like the right hand on the piano. "

" When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly. "

" Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways. "

" Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it. "

" If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up. "

" Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention. "

" I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination. "

" Play difficult and interesting things. If you play boring things, you risk losing your appetite. Saxophone can be tedious with too much of the same. "

" I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed. "

" It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up. "

" People don't want to suffer. They want to sound good immediately, and this is one of the biggest problems in the world. "

" Saxophone is one thing, and music is another. "

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

" I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to here. "

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

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" If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die. "

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

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

" I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete. "