I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
DUKE ELLINGTONThere is no art without intention.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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There is no art without intention.
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Dancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don’t dance, or who never did dance, don’t really understand the beat. I know musicians who don’t and never did dance, and they have difficulty communicating.
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Billy 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.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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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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I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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I’m sure critics have their purpose, and they’re supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what he did.
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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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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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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