Coleman Hawkins quotes

Music should always be an adventure. (Coleman Hawkins)
If you don't make mistakes you are not really trying. View quote
Coleman Hawkins
Some people say there was no jazz tenor before me. All I know is I just had a way of playing and I didn't think in terms of any other instrument but the tenor. View quote
Coleman Hawkins
I made the tenor sax - there's nobody plays like me and I don't play like anybody else. View quote
Coleman Hawkins
I honestly can't characterize my style in words. It seems that whatever comes to me naturally, I play. View quote
Coleman Hawkins