The artist must say it without saying it.
DUKE ELLINGTONI’m sure critics have their purpose, 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 he did.
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The Europeans who went to Africa came back with “modern’ art. What is more African than a Picasso?
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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I’m sure critics have their purpose, 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 he did.
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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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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn’t do nothing.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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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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Every man prays in his own language.
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