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> [Jazz is not background music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

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> [Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate upon it in order to get the most of it. You must absorb most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-concentrate-upon-it-in-order-to/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/horace-silver-31017_background-music_jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-co_2443480.jpg)

> [Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-concentrate-in-order-to-get-the/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

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## More by Horace Silver

> [I'm shooting for longevity. The road is hard on your body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-m-shooting-for-longevity-the-road-is-hard-on-your-body/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [I've found in composing that being simple and profound—having in-depthness in your music—is the most difficult thing to do. Anybody can write a whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-ve-found-in-composing-that-being-simple-and-profound-having-in/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [I may be prejudiced, but I believe that jazz music has the strongest healing potential, and it's not just because I play it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-may-be-prejudiced-but-i-believe-that-jazz-music-has-the-strongest/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [I personally do not believe in politics, hatred, or anger in my musical composition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-personally-do-not-believe-in-politics-hatred-or-anger-in-my-musical/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/basically-my-influences-have-been-american-influences-it-s-been-blues/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [“Compose and perform your music free of egotism and with a conscious desire to gratify the listener. This conscious desire in time will become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/compose-and-perform-your-music-free-of-egotism-and-with-a-conscious/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [They didn't dictate to me as to what kind of music that they wanted me to play or what tunes, what musicians that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/they-didn-t-dictate-to-me-as-to-what-kind-of-music-that-they-wanted/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [I will search for hidden talents that I didn't know I had and do my best to cultivate them. I am grateful for each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-will-search-for-hidden-talents-that-i-didn-t-know-i-had-and-do-my/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/basically-my-influences-have-been-american-influences-it-s-been-blues-2/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [I had the house rhythm section at a club called the Sundown in Hartford. Stan Getz came up and played with us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/i-had-the-house-rhythm-section-at-a-club-called-the-sundown-in/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Jazz is not background music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate upon it in order to get the most of it. You must absorb most of it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-concentrate-upon-it-in-order-to/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Good Lord's been kind to me, that's all I can say. I wake up in the morning with music in my head a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/good-lord-s-been-kind-to-me-that-s-all-i-can-say-i-wake-up-in-the/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/musical-composition-should-bring-happiness-and-joy-to-people-and-make/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

> [Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/horace-silver/jazz-is-not-background-music-you-must-concentrate-in-order-to-get-the/)

[Horace Silver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/horace-silver/)

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