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"I am the worlds laziest writer."
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"The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that."
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"Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play."
"I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one."
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