I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
DUKE ELLINGTONI don’t believe in categories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between blacks and whites in the U.S.A. you are referring to categories again.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Problems are chances for us to do our best.
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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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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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A musical profit outweighs a financial loss.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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New music? Hell, there’s been no new music since Stravinsky.
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I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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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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