How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts.
Dizzy GillespieRead
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.
Interpretation
Artistic expression is valued for the joy it brings rather than technical accuracy.
This quote by Dizzy Gillespie emphasizes that the essence of music and art lies in its ability to evoke emotions and allow people to enjoy themselves, rather than focusing on technical perfection or musical theory. It suggests that the emotional connection and joy, particularly in a social setting like dancing, is what truly matters in art.
In practice
In a speech at a music festival to highlight the joy of live performances.
How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts.
I'd like to play for you one of my compositions, my only composition.
Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own.
I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.
I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.
They're not particular about whether you're playing a flatted fifth or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance to it.
I am sometimes accused by my peers of printing my pictures too dark. All I can say is that it goes with the mood of melancholy that is induced by witnessing at close quarters such intractable situations of conflict and joylessness.
You must think. The eye is not enough; it needs to think as well.
I thought that Wu-Tang was the best sword style - the best sword-style of martial arts. And the tongue is like a sword. And so I say that we have the best lyrics, so, therefore, we are the Wu-Tang Clan.
I love reading poetry, and yet, at this point, the thought of writing a poem, to me, is tantamount to figuring out a trigonometry question.
In a long meter hymn, a singer - they call it 'lays out a line.' And then the whole church joins in in repeating that line. And they form a wall of harmony so tight, you can't wedge a pin between it.
If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.
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