Club Quote by Steve Lacy

Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways.

— Steve Lacy

Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.

— Steve Lacy

Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

— Steve Lacy

The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk.…

— Steve Lacy

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

— Steve Lacy

Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.

— Steve Lacy

There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language or style…

— Steve Lacy

Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

— Steve Lacy

If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you…

— Steve Lacy

When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.

— Steve Lacy

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to…

— Steve Lacy

It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.

— Steve Lacy