“Everybody is a writer. Everybody uses e-mail and has Facebook pages and tweets.” Quote by Mary Norris
“On the printed page, it's best to have everything - you know, to still mind your P's and Q's, dot your I's and cross your T's, yes.” KnowsMindStillsPagesCrossesPrintedDots Author:Mary Norris
“Jazz is like a telescope, and a lot of other music is like a microscope.” Music IsJazzTelescopesMicroscopes Author:Kamasi Washington
“I used to play until 4 o'clock in the morning.My dad would go nuts - he'd scream and say the cops are gonna come and break our instruments.” PlayUsedBreakMorningDadInstrumentsMy DadClockNutsScreamCop Author:Kamasi Washington
“When I first graduated college, I told my parents I'd try to pursue comedy for the first year or two, and if it didn't work out, I'd put my nose to the grindstone and try to find a job somehow. I went to UCB, and it clicked with me.” IfsTryingYearsFirstsTwoJobsParentComedyCollegeWork OutPursueNosesGrindstone Author:Ben Schwartz
“At the very beginning, I was a page at Letterman, and I freelanced for any place that would let me write any word. I wanted to do this so badly.” WritingWantedPagesLet MeLetterman Author:Ben Schwartz
“When I got a tiny bit of success, I was petrified that I was going to lose it. I still feel it.” FeelsStillsBitsLosesTiny Author:Ben Schwartz
“If you asked people, "Do you like jazz?" they would be like, "not at all." But I think that if you're really putting yourself out there and really communicating, music can put you beyond people's preconceptions, beyond their playlist.” PeopleIfsThinkingWould BeJazzCommunicatePreconceptionsPlaylistsPutting Yourself Out There Author:Kamasi Washington
“The anxiety of not knowing what my next gig is keeps me hungry.” NextKnowingAnxietyHungryNot KnowingGigs Author:Ben Schwartz
“I can get bored with any show, when it goes on too long.” LongI CanShowsGoes OnBored Author:Cam Gigandet