"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.
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 …
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 …
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 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…
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…
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.
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