Aus einem Rolling Stone Interview vom September 2003:
Did you take lessons?
Ronnie Ross — who was featured in Downbeat as one of the great baritone players — lived locally, so I looked in the telephone book, and I rung him up. I said, „Hi, my name is David Jones, and I’m twelve years old, and I want to play the saxophone. Can you give me lessons?“ He sounded like Keith [Richards], and he said no. But I begged until he said, „If you can get yourself over here Saturday morning, I’ll have a look at you.“ He was so cool. Much later on, when I was producing Lou Reed, we decided we needed a sax solo on the end of „Walk on the Wild Side.“ So I got the agent to book Ronnie Ross. He pulled out a wonderful solo in one take. Afterward I said, „Thanks, Ron. Should I come over to your house on Saturday morning?“ He said, „I don’t fucking believe it! You’re Ziggy Stardust?“
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