Lee Konitz

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

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically.

My feeling for reality TV isn't ironic, guilty, or apologetic. Reality TV is one of the few remaining modes of popular entertainment in which characterization is permitted as plot.

I'm a huge Dallas Mavs fan. What I love about Dirk Nowitzki is he has just as much talent as everyone else, if not more, and he never toots his own horn. He's this silent warrior.

I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon.