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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.

Duke Ellington

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
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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Failure Kind Music Result Success
The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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Himself Important Known Listening Musician
What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Important Meaning Music Yourself
There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Goodness Kind Music
There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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Forget Inspirational Life Rule
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Best Chance Problem Yourself
Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Be Yourself Effort Hard Work Inspirational Self Love
Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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Loud Myself Open
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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Carry Criticism Focus Purpose Thinking
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
Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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Freedom Goodness Measurement
Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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Lazy Limitation Procrastination
I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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Limitation Myself Time
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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Missing Play
If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!
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Greatness Mediocre Musician Yourself

Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.

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