Sing sweet, but put a little dirt in it.
DUKE ELLINGTONWhat does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it’s successful; if it doesn’t it has failed.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
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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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Everybody in Canada seemed to listen to what they enjoyed, and nobody could tell them what to like, or what was the popular, or what was the In thing. Even today, it is very hard to brainwash a Canadian.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
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Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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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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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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