- Face Value
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ninety-nine percent of the music that was of any interest to me when I was growing up came out of the black community.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, the object of practicing is to allow you to play what you hear. But you're always hearing new things, so you never get to the end of it.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In most of the stuff that I've done over the years as a sideman, I wasn't really a session musician, because to me, a session musician is a guy who makes his living in the studio, and I never really did that.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tend to play in a way that feels natural to me. To me that's authentic for myself. I play by where I'm led by some sense of where I feel I'm supposed to be.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always difficult to define what jazz is or what jazz isn't. To me, the only definition that I can think of is it's music where a lot of different elements are played at the same time. The harmonic, the melodic... You're pushing the boundaries on every level. That could be true of rhythm and blues as well. I'm a musician.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a certain temperament, a disposition that I think lends itself to not playing outside the lines that much. But I do test the boundaries, certainly, and break one or two of my own. Some people are mystified by it, but not me.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to do things that keep me interested. And play music that moves me. I like to move around and play in a lot of different ways.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I became a musician because I love music, and that is what has sustained me; it's not because I thought it was a great way to make a living. Music saved my life.
- Geriatric
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- Nov 07, 2020
Charity fundraisers are nothing new to me. In the past, I have taken part in ski races for hospitals, walks for breast cancer, and long distance bike rides for geriatric care.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest effect celebrity had on me was that I stopped being open and receptive and started to walk around with my head down.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020