I'm a recovered alcoholic. I don't do anything anymore, but those things, those things take away ... You're a different personality completely when you take those. For those who are really chemically dependent on anything, it's not you. — Stan Getz Copy Share Image
I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth's a day. — Stan Getz Copy Share Image
Hearing myself so much all the time, I don't think I sound that special all the time because it's me. — Stan Getz Copy Share
Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were… — Stan Getz Copy Share
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect… — Stan Getz Copy Share
If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. — Stan Getz Copy Share
Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of… — Stan Getz Copy Share
People think that I play effortlessly. I remember doing a record date with Bill Evans and afterwards he said to me, you make it… — Stan Getz Copy Share
There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence. — Stan Getz Copy Share
When I'm alcohol-free now and even to see the world around me, I appreciate it, but I never truly enjoy too much of it… — Stan Getz Copy Share
I've always regretted the fact that I've never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music. — Stan Getz Copy Share
You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you. — Stan Getz Copy Share
