It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
DUKE ELLINGTONSelf-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillacs, and beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden in their mattresses.
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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don’t want it.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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There is no art without intention.
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