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.
DUKE ELLINGTONIf it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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Yet, every time God’s children have thrown away fear in pursuit of honesty-trying to communicate themselves, understood or not, miracles have happened.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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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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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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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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Every man prays in his own language.
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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to decide where jazz starts or where it stops, where Tin Pan Alley begins and jazz ends, or even where the borderline lies between between classical music and jazz. I feel there is no boundary line
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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