Steve Lacy

You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others.

You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good.

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.

I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music.

I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed.