“[On being asked how it felt to be the first female conductor of the Boston Symphony:] I've been a woman for a little more than fifty years, and I've gotten over my original astonishment.” YearsFirstsLittlesFeltWomenMusicFemaleOriginalsFiftyBostonSymphonyConductorAstonishment Author:Nadia Boulanger
“My original idea for the cover was better - decapitate Paul - but he wouldn't go along with it.” IdeasMusicMusic IsOriginalsOriginal Ideas Author:John Lennon
“Well, the way I play, I try not to be a 'repeater pencil', ya dig? Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original.” WayTryingWellsPlayMusicOriginalsJazzMusicalTechniqueToneOriginalityPencils Author:Lester Young
“No one is original. Everyone is derivative.” MusicOriginalsJazzMusicalDerivatives Author:Sonny Rollins
“I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also are some big, beautiful ballads. I told my producers that I wanted tracks that are going to blow up in the clubs, but I also wanted songs that were very melodic and with a lot of instrumentation.” StillsDifferentBigsWantedBeautifulSongMusicFansOriginalsTrackBlowClubsProducersBalladsInstrumentation Author:Aaliyah
“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.” IfsMusicStandardsOriginalsJazzSongwritingJazz MusicArmstrongEpitomeJazz Band Author:Duke Ellington