Life

There is a new meaning taking place. Definitely. It’s getting to be more spiritual than anything now. Pretty soon I believe they’re going to have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, direction actually, more so than politics. As long as I’m playing I don’t think I’ll ever reach a point where I’m satisfied. You can’t go on doing the same thing. Everybody shouldn’t get hung up when it’s time to die. All you’re doing is just getting rid of that old body, the single body you’ve been having for years. It’s funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead you are made for life. You have to die before they think you are worth anything. I tell you, when I die I’m not going to have a funeral. I’m going to have a jam session...Roland Kirk will be there and I’ll try to get Miles Davis along if he feels like making it. For that it’s almost worth dying, just for the funeral.