If you listen to nature, all the sounds are done in a confident way. I’m trying to do that. — Roscoe Mitchell
I remember going out there and looking in the mirror and thinking I wasn’t anything. — Roscoe Mitchell
I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. — Roscoe Mitchell
I’m approaching a period in my life though where I’d like to be totally absorbed into music — Roscoe Mitchell
I’ve always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that’s been probably something — Roscoe Mitchell
What I try to impart to a musician is to really try to practice the instrument in a really sincere way. — Roscoe Mitchell