I think the problem starts with the general appreciation of the music in the larger society. — Sonny Rollins
I think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody — Sonny Rollins
I think what we need is a more welcoming mode from the people who put on a hundred million country-western shows on television. — Sonny Rollins
I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians — Sonny Rollins
I guess fortunate that I’m still around and I emphasize I guess because you never can tell what musicians — Sonny Rollins
I have seen great jazz musicians die obscure and drinking themselves to death and not really being able — Sonny Rollins
Many jazz artists go to l.a. Seeking a more comfortable life and then they really stop playing. — Sonny Rollins
There have been many great musicians that, clifford brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25. — Sonny Rollins
Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the united states — Sonny Rollins
I’ve played with all of the heavyweights in the modern jazz, progressive jazz movement. — Sonny Rollins
It’s all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. — Sonny Rollins
There was a period which I refer to as the ‘golden age of jazz,’ which sort of encompasses the middle — Sonny Rollins
My mother came from st. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. — Sonny Rollins
What I am more concerned about is whether our whole civilization will be around in the next 25 years. — Sonny Rollins
What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to europe, for instance — Sonny Rollins
You had many jazz musicians who lived in the united states, who had a hard time being accepted over here and — Sonny Rollins