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You never toot your own horn.

Tooting my own horn is of no interest to me... it takes you away from real life. It's a waste, and I don't find a need to sing my own praises.

I hate to blow my own horn, but I gave a lot of people fits.

So it's really hard for a horn player to comp. But I'm totally into trying to switch those paradigms around and find a little magic space where that works, and try to mine that.

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

Any time you play your horn, it helps you. If you get down, you can help yourself even in a rock 'n' roll band.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

Each instrument has something to say to you. It's got its own character. Each horn has its own character and will say to you certain things. If you violate that, it's almost a sacrilege!