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Duke Ellington

Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It’s not an occupation or profession, it’s a compulsion.
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Live Music Myself Occupation Profession
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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Country Enjoyment Listening Popular
My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
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Interest Music Problem Yourself
Of the One O’Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: “I wish it were mine”.
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Hear Myself Performance
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.
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Kind Time Wasted Worry Yourself
People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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People Retirement
I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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Limitation Myself Time
Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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Beautiful Music Reflection
Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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Cloud Pass Sky
You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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Bad Category Goodness Listening Stop
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Missing Play
The artist must say it without saying it.
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Artist Language
You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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Finding Silence Way Yourself
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Knowledge Master Musician
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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Loud Myself Open
What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Important Meaning Music Yourself

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