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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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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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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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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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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There is no art without intention.
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Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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Critics have their purposes, 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 they did.
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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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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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