I kept thinking there's bound to be something else? I could hear it sometimes, but I couldn't play it. — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play. — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
If you come on a band tense, you're going to play tense. If you come a little bit foolish, act just a… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I'd been getting bored with the stereotyped changes (harmonies) that were being used all the time. ... I found that by using… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
Any musician who says he is playing better either on tea, the needle, or when he is juiced, is a plain, straight… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
I could hear it sometimes, but I couldn't play it. I'd been getting bored with the stereotyped changes that were being used.… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
It's just music. It's trying to play clean and looking for the pretty notes. The beat in a bop band is with… — Charlie Parker Copy Share Image
When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful. — Charlie Parker Copy Share
Every time I hear a recording I've made, I hear all kinds of things I could improve or things I should have done. There's… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play. — Charlie Parker Copy Share
Some guys said 'Here's bop!' Wham! They said, 'Here's something we can make money on!' Wham! 'Here's a comedian!' Wham! Here's a guy who… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
Definitely, study is absolutely necessary in all forms - it's just like any talent that's born within somebody. It's just like a good pair… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
It's just music. It's trying to play clean and looking for the pretty notes. The beat in a bop band is with the music,… — Charlie Parker Copy Share
