Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is. Either you have it or you haven’t; there’s no proof of it.
DUKE ELLINGTONThere is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money!
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Every man prays in his own language.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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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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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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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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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!
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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
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