“In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musi...” — Lee Konitz Quote

“In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.”

“I wish that person outside would stop coughing.”

“A first love always occupies a special place.”

“I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.”

“Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.”

“Many people do think it's naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I'm not saying one way is better than another.”

“I'm as moody and complex and private as anyone I ever knew.”

“When I was very young I was the ugly duckling. I had a lot of complexes. My sister was wonderful and I was nothing.”

“I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum.”

“No longer do I have these terrible complexes I had when I was younger, and I am able to enjoy what life's offering me.”

“If you take a more Darwinian point of view the dynamics of the universe are such that as the universe evolved in time, complex systems arose out of the natural dynamics of the universe.”

“Failure is inevitable; it happens all the time in a complex economy.”