“Whatever coast he's on, a man should be himself. I don't write in any particular idiom, I write Charles Mingus.” Quote by Charles Mingus
“I always thought that no matter what kind of work people did, they should involve themselves totally with all the discrimination they ran into.” PeopleShouldKindMatterNo Matter WhatDiscriminationRan Author:Charles Mingus
“I was always doing revolutionary things, things that would alert people, so they would stop being so subservient.” PeopleRevolutionarySubservient Author:Charles Mingus
“...after a certain quantity, photos apparently taken by chance, postcards chosen according to a passing mood, begin to trace an itinerary, to map the imaginary country that stretches out before us.” CountryCertainChanceTakenMoodPassingChosenPassingsMapsQuantityImaginaryPostcards Author:Chris Marker
“When you have humor, you have a base for collaboration. It is very important.” ImportantCollaboration Author:Igor Levit
“We always want to do things the way we like, that's why we never change.” WayWantNever Change Author:Marina Abramovic
“When I play, what I see are people who mean something to me, both positively and negatively. It's my private life, in a way, what I see, and this is what I share.” PeopleWayMeanPlaySharePositivelyPrivate Life Author:Igor Levit
“The most unique thing about music making is sharing.” UniqueUnique ThingsMusic Making Author:Igor Levit
“You never know what you're going to share. I can play, I know what is written - the marks, the things the composer tells me to do - and I do it, but it will still sound different each day.” KnowsStillsI CanDifferentPlaySoundWrittenShareMarkEach DayComposer Author:Igor Levit
“I always talk about the hierarchy of art, and I always put music on the top of everything, because it's so immaterial.” ArtHierarchy Author:Igor Levit
“I think after music is performance because it is also an immaterial form of art, and then there's everything else.” ThinkingArtFormMusic IsPerformances Author:Igor Levit