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It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.

Duke Ellington

It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
DUKE ELLINGTON

Act Commitment Murder Play Yourself
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Meaning Yourself
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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Concern Criticism Himself Purpose Thinking
If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Feeling Music Sound
A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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Best Chance Problem Yourself
What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Important Meaning Music Yourself
Every man prays in his own language.
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Himself Language Man Prayer
Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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God Language Prayer Understand
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 problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a musician is he.
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Contribution Expression Music Myself Problem
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
There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
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Art Interest Money Music
Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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Famous Fate Kindness Myself Young
I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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Limitation Myself Time
Simplicity is a most complex form.
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Complex Form Simplicity

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