I miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together.
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I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society.Sonny Rollins
I don't think jazz should try to change. I think jazz is varied enough and there is so many different kinds of jazz. So jazz doesn't need to change.
Sonny Rollins
I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. How about a monthly jazz show?
Sonny Rollins
Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing.
Sonny Rollins
I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future.
Sonny Rollins
I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that.
Sonny Rollins
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