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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
A man is a god in ruins.
Simplicity is a most complex form
There is no art without intention.
Every man prays in his own language.
Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
A goal is a dream with a finish line.
I don't need time, I need a deadline.
Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
The artist must say it without saying it.
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn't do nothing.
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
You've got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
There is no art when one does something without intention.
You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
New music? Hell, there's been no new music since Stravinsky.
Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.
It's like an act of murder - you play with intent to commit something.
Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it's bad.
Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today, he might be a jazz fan himself.
Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King's son.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it.
