It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.

It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in.

The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time.

All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues.