Music directly imitates the passions or states of the soul...when one listens to music that imitates a certain passion, he becomes imbued withthe sam….
The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking "Is there a meaning to music?" My answer would be, "Yes", And "Can you state in so many words ….
Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule..
One thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that, but when I was discussing this with our bass playe….
Today, music heralds... the establishment of a society of repetition in which nothing will happen anymore..
Trane was the father. Pharoah was the son. I was the holy ghost..
Whenever society gets too stifling and the rules too complex, there's some sort of musical explosion..
Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never m….
I think I'll give them another chance. Americans deserve another chance with my music..
Football is the priority, even more than school. Art is frowned upon. I had to sneak music in..
While other guitars may have more twang or an esoteric atmosphere, the Les Paul is like a T-Rex thampling everything in it's path .. it can be subtle….
A lot of times, when people say hip-hop, they don't know what they're talking about. They just think of the rappers. When you talk about hip-hop, you….
Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman..
My audience has developed so that they come to listen and are quiet, Thus I can work in a limited volume range and explore all the subtleties that ca….
No other acoustic instrument can match the piano's expressive range, and no electric instrument can match its mystery..
The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air..
Jazz does not belong to one race or culture, but is a gift that America has given the world..
Keep on listening & tapping your feet..
Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues..
If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune..
If it is art, it is not for all, and if it is for all, it is not art..