You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

Quote by Herbie Mann

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Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you...

Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you...

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane...

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane...

I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where...

I always say, if you keep your head in the sand, you don't know where...

I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first...

I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first...

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

You don't have to live the blues to play the blues.

By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together.

By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together.

If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.

If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house.

The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine....

The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine....

The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and...

The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and...

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make...

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make...

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very...

I recently formed a foundation to raise awareness for prostate cancer. I feel it's very...

But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia...

But when I first got cancer, after the initial shock and the fear and paranoia...

Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women...

Think about it: Look at the strides of awareness and treatment and tests that women...

For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles...

For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles...

To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G.

To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus.

Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You...

Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You...

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was...

When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was...