I think as long as people are around and can hear a record and hear people like Lester Young on a recording, there will always be a great inspiration for somebody to try to create jazz. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
I think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody is just using up all of our natural resources like a bunch of insane people. That’s what I worry about more than I worry about jazz. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
What I am more concerned about is whether our whole civilization will be around in the next 25 years. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
It’s all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Many jazz artists go to L.A. seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
