“It's like an act of murder - you play with intent to commit something.” PlayMusicMurderJazzMusicalCommit Author:Duke Ellington
“Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.” PlayWorkMusicMarriageMusic IsJazzMistressJazz MusicPlaying MusicFiddlePlaying Jazz Author:Duke Ellington
“Dancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don't dance, or who never did dance, don't really understand the beat... I know musicians who don't and never did dance, and they have difficulty communicating.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantPlayMusicianBeatsDifficultyDancingDanceCommunicate Author:Duke Ellington
“If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original. ... I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. ... I don't need time, I need a deadline. ...There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ... Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.” IfsNeedsKindTwoPlayEnergyMusic IsStandardsOriginalsJazzSongwritingMistressDeadlineTime Of NeedArmstrongFiddleEpitome Author:Duke Ellington
“I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.” IfsWritingPlayMusicAudiencePerspectiveListeningLuckyAgreeAssociationIfs AndMusic Writing Author:Duke Ellington
“The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.” PlayInspiringMusicWiseMastersMusicianMusicalOwnersRock N RollInspirational Music Author:Duke Ellington
