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Jazz Musician Inspirational Quotes (6947)

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You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.
William Christopher Handy
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My big ears indicated a talent for music. This thrilled me.
William Christopher Handy
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The blues - the sound of a sinner on revival day.
William Christopher Handy
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Sometimes I feel like nothin,' somethin' throwed away, Somethin' throwed away. And then I get my guitar, play the blues all day.
William Christopher Handy
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The only person Ill marry is myself. Believe me, my ego is that big.
Max Beesley
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I panicked when my son, Jett, stopped eating baby food. He's only two but his food vocabulary is fantastic. He likes my baked tilapia and string beans with chopped garlic. But he really likes pizza. Sometimes every inanimate object to him is pizza.
Jill Scott
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What's swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don't have to ask anybody if that's good music or not. You can always feel it.
Miles Davis
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I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
Doris Day
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My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan.
Alex North
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Fear is a problem with film music and films people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt.
Alex North
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Being an old radical, I like films like Spartacus. I could relate to the hero.
Alex North
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I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.
Alex North
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Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions.
Alex North
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If you don't have story to tell the public at large - you have to be able to sort of go listen.
Linda Ronstadt
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I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song.
Linda Ronstadt
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There's just one thing I can't figure out. My income tax!
Nat King Cole
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Playing a three-hour Rush show is like running a marathon while solving equations.
Neil Peart
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A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.
Glenn Miller
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If a man does something silly, people say, 'Isn't he silly?' If a woman does something silly, people say, 'Aren't women silly?
Doris Day
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All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground.
Laura Nyro
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Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest... beautiful, no. Amusing, yes.
Josephine Baker
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Walking through this life really is walking through fire.
Chaka Khan
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As you work on something, whether it's a painting or a piece of music, it's going to evolve. A relationship is like that too.
Harry Connick, Jr.
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Second records aren't usually very good. Even Bob Dylan's was a bit disappointing.
Madeleine Peyroux
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