The idea of having to conform to someone else's ideal is unacceptable. I'm gonna be me. And if I can't be me, then I'd rather not do it..
If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony..
Scotty Moore plays one of the first really amazing riffs in rock history on Heartbreak Hotel with Elvis Presley ... it was dangerous, it scared every….
Trying to explain music is like trying to dance architecture..
I say, play your own way. Don't play what the public want - you play what you want and let the public pick up on what you doing - even if it does tak….
Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things and changed the way we think….
I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest Jazz cats on the planet..
I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it..
People who love jazz musicians love us when we play what we want to play and we're starving. But as soon as you commercialize your sound like Wes Mon….
There is no finer guitarist than Kenny Burrell.
The highest point of music for me is to become in a place where there is no desire, no craving, wanting to do anything else. It is the best place yo….
Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it..
They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging..
I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch..
The scratches in Yoko Ono records are moments of relief..
Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony..
There are all kinds of mix tapes. There is always a reason to make one..
When things get tough, there are two things that make life worth living: Mozart, and quantum mechanics.
Music is a performance and needs the audience..
... we weren't very professional; she could have gone to almost any town and put together a smoother ensemble, but we were pioneers, and professional….
Talent is only the starting point..