Rhythm Quotes

I’ve always liked to dance – I’ve got a natural rhythm.

Either black people end up being the best in sports, or else it’s show business. You know, we all got rhythm.

I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music.

My music is rhythm and blues and with that said, the blues element of it is a major portion.

It imposes rhythms, it orders, it operates, it does not abandon the earth where its destiny must be fulfilled and whose own destiny must be fulfilled by it. Its history will be that of men and not of idle gods.

Pace, rhythm and timing. Pace, rhythm and timing is what it’s about. The content’s got to be great, but then it’s got to be delivered. It’s a tricky thing to do, and it takes a lot of work.

Because the rhythm of conversation makes no allowance for dead periods, because the presence of others calls for continuous responses, we are left to regret the inanity of what we say, and the missed opportunity of what we do not.

Rock ‘n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and rhythm.

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.