My dad was a self-taught stride piano player. The myth is - I don't whether it's true or not - that he taught himself to play by watching a player piano.
I'm playin' the music I like. - Mose Allison
I'm playin' the music I like.
- Mose Allison
Ever since the world ended, I don't go out as much - Mose Allison
Ever since the world ended, I don't go out as much
I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years. - Mose Allison
I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.
I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me. - Mose Allison
I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me.
Everybody cryin' mercy / When they don't know the meaning of the word. - Mose Allison
Everybody cryin' mercy / When they don't know the meaning of the word.
I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain. - Mose Allison
I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain.
I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lo… - Mose Allison
I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lo…
All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues. - Mose Allison
All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues.
I'm improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least. - Mose Allison
I'm improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least.
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