Quotes on Music Practice

They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art.

You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail.

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom.

If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.