We partied with the royal rich people, and we felt like rock stars. We drank all the whiskey in the place.
“I emphasise the following: don't, whatever happens, be anyone but yourself. Don't act anyone else-that would be fatal.”
“It was my band. I organized the band and Dizzy was in the band. Dizzy was the first musical director with the band. Charlie Parker was in the band. But, no, no, that was my band.”