A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
DUKE ELLINGTONBilly Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Somehow I suspect that if Shakespeare were alive today, he might be a jazz fan himself.
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The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern’ art. What is more African than a Picasso?
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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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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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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