 Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind. |
| So I always figured I'd still be playing at this age. |
| Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general. |
| Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G. |
| Music was our wife, and we loved her. And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands. |
| I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change. |
| Playing is my way of thinking, talking, communicating. |
| Every day I look forward to getting with my instruments, trying new things. |
| I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s. |
| The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do. |
| Playing gives me as much good feeling now as it did when I was a bitty kid. |
| Seemed to me that drumming was the best way to get close to God. |
| I think I love it more as I get older because I keep getting better on drums, vibes and piano. |
