"I'm not a politician. I'm a musician. I just want to play my horn."

"I don't play anything that's not good. I don't care what you call it. I play good music."

"I don't mind if you call me a square, 'cause I'm hip enough to know that it's all music, and the main thing is to make people happy."

"I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My life has been my music, my life has been my people. And my people is music."

"I don't play to the gallery. I play for myself, and if the gallery likes it, that's fine."