"Cannonball Adderley said, 'First 20 minutes we'll jazz out, then the last hour it's gonna be songs that people paid to see.' Which is why he was driving a Rolls-Royce."
Once I started getting mainstream people to my shows, I realized we were taking too many solos, and they were too long. I started gauging when people… - Robert Glasper
Once I started getting mainstream people to my shows, I realized we were taking too many solos, and they were too long. I started gauging when people…
- Robert Glasper
I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style. - Robert Glasper
I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style.
Jazz stopped being creative in the early '80s. After your acoustic era, where you had the likes of the Miles Davis Quintet, when it gets to the '70s … - Robert Glasper
Jazz stopped being creative in the early '80s. After your acoustic era, where you had the likes of the Miles Davis Quintet, when it gets to the '70s …
I think we're an inspiration to young people, to know they can be honest and not run away from influences that are not jazz. We're definitely breedin… - Robert Glasper
I think we're an inspiration to young people, to know they can be honest and not run away from influences that are not jazz. We're definitely breedin…
It came from my mother. She was a singer, and literally every day of the week she sang at a different club in a different genre of music: country, R&… - Robert Glasper
It came from my mother. She was a singer, and literally every day of the week she sang at a different club in a different genre of music: country, R&…
I think there's good music out there. I just think that radio stations don't play it. - Robert Glasper
I think there's good music out there. I just think that radio stations don't play it.
I grew up in church. That's how most young African American musicians learn how to perform. You could be six years old and playing organ or drums in … - Robert Glasper
I grew up in church. That's how most young African American musicians learn how to perform. You could be six years old and playing organ or drums in …
When I hear the words jazz pianist, that just means I have the skills to do most things. Because to be a jazz pianist, even to be a bad jazz pianist,… - Robert Glasper
When I hear the words jazz pianist, that just means I have the skills to do most things. Because to be a jazz pianist, even to be a bad jazz pianist,…
You’ve got to be uncomfortable and rise to different occasions in order to become your best. No one is born a hero, but things happen and your respo… - Robert Glasper
You’ve got to be uncomfortable and rise to different occasions in order to become your best. No one is born a hero, but things happen and your respo…
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