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Don't waste your energy on those who don't get on your bus.

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Jon Gordon
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: January 20
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I never really had a classical saxophone set-up. I just had a middle of the road set up.
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You hear about the struggles with substances and all that, but [Phil Wood] was a really a great guy. This was a great man.
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No challenge can stop you if you have the courage to keep moving forward in the face of your greatest fears and biggest challenges. Be courageous.
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[Manhattan School Of Music] were kind of just getting the jazz program up and going when I first started there. I was 17 in September of 1984 when I started there.
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Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.
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You fuel your life with trust and love instead of fear and doubt.
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I'm very gratified that I had my little 15 minutes,or whatever [at the Thelonious Monk International Saxophone Competition]. It certainly didn't make me rich and famous. But it helped a little bit for a while.
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You can’t be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself.
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Bob [Gordon] died young tragically.
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I learned some classical music history, which I had done quite a bit at of Performing Arts. But I got some more with a great teacher named David Noon, who I've been in contact with quite a bit in recent years.
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I had a really nice association with Richie DeRosa, a great musician, a great drummer and composer and arranger. And I had a number of classes with him.
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[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.
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I was studying with Joe Allard, which was great, as a saxophone student. Being able to study with Joe Allard was an incredible experience.
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Remember, you have only one ride through life so give it all you got and enjoy the ride.
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Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums [were in Sweet Basil]. All those guys really took care of me.
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I think that's important to remember - That we're blessed to even be able to attempt to do this [music].
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Letting people share their gifts and strengths is real love.
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There are a lot of people that impacted me. I remember hearing Oscar Peterson live at the Blue Note, which was very expensive, but... $50 in the '80s... hard to come up with. But it was amazing.
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Anyone who attempts to build great things will face challenges.
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When I was 13, 14, 15, I had played in a couple of jazz ensembles. I didn't know anything about harmony, about II-V-I, though I had learned my scales with Caesar [DiMauro].
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