If saxophonists cared as much about Bird as they say they do, they’d talk more about the insidious systems that stripped him of his humanity. But instead all people talk about are his lines Learning about Bird’s life has been extremely stressful for me since the day I started playing saxophone. For most (non black) saxophonists his life is just something you hear about. For people who look like me It’s just another harrowing reminder of how much this country doesn’t give a fuck about us