“Gospel music in those days of the early 1930s was really taking wing. It was the kind of music colored people had left behind them down South and they liked it because it was just like a letter from home.” PeopleKindHomeLeftBehindsMusicLettersWingsSouthLeft Behind1930sGospel Music Book:Movin' on Up Source: Movin' on Up
“We not only grew up on Be-Bop; Be-Bop raised us. For my generation, Be-Bop came on like a light bulb going flash behind the eyes.For us, it was not only an intellectual movement, but a way of life. We walked, dressed, and rapped Be-Bop.” WayLightEyeBehindsMusicGenerationsMovementGrewGrew UpMusicianIntellectualRaisedFlashMy GenerationBulbsLight BulbBops Book:Airing Dirty Laundry Source: Airing Dirty Laundry
“It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.” ForceResultsBehindsMusicPerceptionMusic IsDiscoveryJazzInstinctMusicalIntuitionDrivingDriving ForceBlues MusicMusic Theory Author:Albert Einstein
“As a bassist he could never really be a sideman. He was always the anchor. He drove the beat. even if it was behind Miles Davis'a horn.” IfsBehindsMusicBeatsMilesHornsAnchorsBassists Author:Michael Connelly
“All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it.” FeelsWritingTryingPassionBehindsMusicCommitmentMeaningful Author:Bruce Springsteen