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Look, you come in here tomorrow, and anything you do with your right hand I'll do with my left.

The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed.

Jazz has borrowed from other genres of music and also has lent itself to other genres of music.

I need to get up and walk around and keep my knees from getting bad, which is what's happening.

At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.

Jazz is one of the few things you can do in society and express yourself freely and creatively.

Inspiration is constantly in the air. It's up to us to develop the sensitivity to pick up on it.

People are afraid to spend money now because they dont know how long theyre going to be working.

Like no matter what happens, this would be the ultimate, they can make something positive happen.

Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles.

You must surrender whatever preconceptions you have about music if you're really interested in it.

I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience

If you reach for something and find out it's the wrong thing, you change your program and move on.

It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.

He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz.

Find one note on the instrument that pleases you, and then find another note that also pleases you.

I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience.

I believe that most of what was said of God was in reality said of that Spirit whose body is Earth.

I'm aware that a lot of what is happening in jazz has not had a very dynamic change in a long time.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

See, there were certain rules I'd always used, and people like Trane, they would break those rules.

Endings must come naturally, you're supposed to let it happen, not just to make it happen like that.

Steinway is the finest piano ever made. Its tone is magnificent and its well-balanced action superb.

Every individual should be expressing themselves, whether a politician or a minister or a policeman.

While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future.

Music is not the only reason that I practice Buddhism anymore because it has affected my whole life.

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.

All the music you've ever heard in your life is somewhere in your head. I don't reject that, I use it.

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts.

Forget about trying to compete with someone else. Create your own pathway. Create your own new vision.

I hope that I can make good music out of whatever genre I go into. Just to prove to myself that I can.

I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.

I feel a lot more secure about the directions I take, than I might have, had I not practiced Buddhism.

I remember coming home from school - I couldn't wait to get to the piano so I could play and practice.

I'm not really married to the craft of jazz - I'm married to me, and my style, and whatever I produce.

After I fulfilled my Warners contract, I really wanted to go deeper into what the Lord wanted me to do.

When you struggle to reach for something you don't know, that's where most of the interesting stuff is.

I like the idea of an eclectic approach, incorporating jazz with other forms and other genres of music.

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

You get a zero at the end of your age number, and you get some extra attention. That's what I found out.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

Jazz translates the moment into a sense of inspiration for not only the musicians but for the listeners.

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

I've sung a lot of emotional songs, but when you're writing it's very difficult to decide what to reveal.

Many people forget that Jazz, no matter what form it takes, must come from the heart as well as the mind.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused people.

Technology has developed to a whole other level and theres the scientist part of me that loves that stuff.

Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it.

Jazz music is a style, not compositions; any kind of music may be played in Jazz if one has the knowledge.

Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame.

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