I warm up at home. I hit the stage, I'm ready, whether it's rehearsal or anything.

We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other notes yourself.

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

I like kissable lips. A woman's lips must say, 'Come here and kiss me, Pops.'

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.