I'm never in my life going to do a record that's a tribute to myself. I don't need it.

I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.

I found this out over the years, that racism is a thinly veiled disguise over economics and money. It really is.

We stole a box of honey jars one time and went out in the woods and took care of the whole box. I don't think I touched honey again for 20 years. I never wanted to see honey again.

I didn't understand key signatures or anything, you know. I'd say silly things at the top of a trumpet part like, 'Note, when you play B naturals, make the B naturals a half step lower because they sound funny if they're B naturals.' And some guy said: 'Idiot, just put a flat on the third line and it's a key signature, you know?'