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There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

Bill Dixon

If I produce it, I will stage it as a performance. A small audience will be invited; rehearsals of the sections will be done in the mornings, and those sections will be recorded in the afternoons.
BILL DIXON

Afternoon Done Morning Rehearsals
I do not, as a rule, do encores. When I have finished playing, I have indeed finished playing. I have nothing left; there has been no reserve.
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Anchored Country Left Finished Nothing
Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years.
BILL DIXON

Adequate Art Attention Tired Years
I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn’t been within the realm of possibility.
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Possibility Realm Recording Released
If you have five players in a situation where the music is being improvised and one is determined it is not going to succeed, it won’t succeed even if one of the musicians takes control.
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Control Improvised Musician Situation
Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations.
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Groups Possibilities Realms
Fear is the biggest motivator.
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Biggest Fear Motivator
You should see the correspondence I get from over the world letting me know how significant they think I am. I know that wherever I go, I am well received.
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Correspondence Know Letting Received Significant
The magic of playing has to do with how much everyone wants it to succeed.
BILL DIXON

Magic Musician Player
I think people who sample are cheating. It is like people who do collages. Use all of your own stuff.
BILL DIXON

Cheating People Thinking
If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I’m interested in doing.
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Buildings Old Paintings Performance Shows
There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.
BILL DIXON

Dwell Musicians Past Try
In the middle 1940s… I heard everyone live. Painting, the theater; everything was happening. It was an exciting time when New York was the place to be.
BILL DIXON

Country Happening Middle Painting
I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don’t continue the art because they can’t make a living.
BILL DIXON

Continue Excuses Guys Living Male
All people have to do is listen to realize it is a beautiful record.
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Listen People Realize Record
I have no distributor… it is indicative to me that there are these pockets of players and collectors all over.
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Letting Go Player Thinking

There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

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There are musicians who do not know their worth, and if they knew it at one time, it has eluded them. I know my worth. You try not to dwell in the past.

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