“In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation. A jazz musician, if he plays someone else's song, has a responsibility to make a distinct and original statement.” IfsPlaySongLove IsResponsibilityMusicianOriginalsJazzStatementsInterpretationImitationClassical MusicJazz MusicMusic LoveJazz Musician Author:Todd Boyd
“I love jazz because it's so American; you know it's our Only Original Art Form. It just goes against the greed of corporate America and the Wall Street Banks that are destroying our economy.” KnowsArtAmericaFormEconomyStreetsWallOriginalsJazzGreedCorporateDestroyingCorporate AmericaOriginal Art Author:Bernie Sanders
“the grace is being able to like rock music, symphony music, jazz … anything that contains the original energy of joy.” AbleJoyEnergyGraceRocksOriginalsJazzSymphonyRock Music Book:The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993 Source: The Pleasures of the Damned: Selected Poems 1951-1993
“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
“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
“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. ... I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues. ... I don't need time, I need a deadline. ...There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. ... Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.” IfsNeedsKindTwoPlayEnergyMusic IsStandardsOriginalsJazzSongwritingMistressDeadlineTime Of NeedArmstrongFiddleEpitome Author:Duke Ellington