When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now. Steve Lacy Read Quote
I’ve always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That’s how I got from there to here. Steve Lacy Read Quote
I’ve been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It’s up to you, the only limit is the imagination. Steve Lacy Read Quote
I’ve performed solo for 20 years now, but I don’t do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music. Steve Lacy Read Quote
If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It’s called do or die. Steve Lacy Read Quote
If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that. Steve Lacy Read Quote
It starts with a single sound. If there’s something in that sound, then it’s worth continuing. Steve Lacy Read Quote
It’s very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up. Steve Lacy Read Quote
