“What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians.” KindMeanBlackTermWorstConditionsMusicianAbusePrejudiceJazzExploitationNastyWorking Conditions Author:Maxim Gorky
“Music is there for us to explore. To intentionally limit yourself to one, two, or three genres is limitation at its worst. Music is huge; its a gigantic history lesson, and if you are true music fan or a musician, you should explore it. Its all right there in front of us.” IfsShouldTwoThreeFansWorstFrontsHugeLessonsLimitsMusicianMusic IsLimitationGenreGenre IsMusic Fans Author:Phil Anselmo
“A lot of people say, "What's the worst part about being an actor?" And the worst part is that you're not a musician.” PeopleActorsWorstMusician Author:Paul Rudd
“My best business decision was to be independent as a musician and artist. My worst was compromising on certain aspects of a deal for the sake of other members of my group when I shouldn't have, because I was right in the end.” EndsArtistCertainDecisionDealsGroupsWorstMembersMusicianAspectIndependentSakeCompromiseBest BusinessBusiness Decisions Author:Ziggy Marley
“The way so many musicians slavishly imitated Coltrane, that's the way it was with Charlie Parker - only even more so, if that can be imagined. Everyone that I knew changed totally. But they took the worst things of his playing-that harsh sound; it just didn't come off the way they did it. The way he did it was great, Their way wasn't good at all. I just would listen to 'em, say: 'That's a Bird imitator', and that would be it; I would never care to listen to them again.” IfsWayWould BeCareSoundWorstChangedMusicianBirdEmsHarshWorst ThingsCharlieImitatorColtrane Author:Art Pepper
“I was a very bad musician. I was the world's worst guitar player, so when I was performing solo with a guitar, I had to keep things very simple.” WorldSimplePlayerWorstMusicianGuitarPerformingSoloGuitar Player Author:Loren Mazzacane Connors
“Email is a mind-killer. Like, I really think getting a smartphone is the worst move I ever did in being a musician because while we've just been talking my phone's vibrated like 15 times and I only get push notifications for like two apps, so either like a bunch of houses are going up for sale right now or someone's like, "Why aren't you emailing me back?" It's just hard to stay in the moment. I can understand why people go to retreats to write and stuff like that but I don't have the time.” PeopleThinkingWritingMomentsMovingHouseWorstMusician Author:Dan Deacon
“"Jazz" to begin with, is a really bad word... all the true musicians that really play jazz, jazz is the worst word for it. Jazz is a process. Jazz is a creative process. It's not so much a genre, but a way of expression.” CreativeWorstMusicianJazzCreative ProcessBad Word Author:Eldar Djangirov
“The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.” WorstMusicianJazzMarvelousWorst ThingsGigsJazz Musician Author:Dave Brubeck