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. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let’s say that what we need is more of an official recognition. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don’t think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That’s what classical music is, real European music. Sonny Rollins Read Quote
I have seen great jazz musicians die obscure and drinking themselves to death and not really being able to get any work and working in small, funky jazz clubs. Sonny Rollins Read Quote