The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
DUKE ELLINGTONDuke Ellington Quotes
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The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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I don’t need time, I need a deadline.
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There are 2 rules in life: Number 1- Never quit. Number2- Never forget rule number 1.
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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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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Dancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don’t dance, or who never did dance, don’t really understand the beat. I know musicians who don’t and never did dance, and they have difficulty communicating.
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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.
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