Musician Quotes

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.
I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.
I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.
I'm not a lawyer, and maybe I should have used more specific legal language.
I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.
If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.
People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.
People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.
We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.
We'll have all the same players... We'll be missing one, actually.
What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means.
With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.
But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn.
Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there.
Even the most jingoistic person would have to admit that even American cultural music comes from Europe. That's what classical music is, real European music.
I am a person who thinks about the music first in trying to achieve something musically valid.
I don't want to appear hostile, like I'm hostile to L.A. or that I feel that the people don't appreciate jazz. I don't think it's that. I think it's something more. It's something a little bit more complicated than that.
I enjoy playing clubs. I still enjoy the closeness of the nightclub venue. However, after a certain period of time and after playing around some of the clubs in New YorkI felt that jazz should be presented in a more prestigious atmosphere.
I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons.
I guess fortunate that I'm still around and I emphasize I guess because you never can tell what musicians would be playing had they been around as long as I have.
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