Our past as well as our future. It could have been completely destroyed when we were brought to the New World as slaves. They even took away our drums. And I don't want to talk about all those negative things… — Randy Weston Copy Share Image
We all have music in us - your heartbeat is your drum, your voice is your sound - and music is supposed to put… — Randy Weston Copy Share
In Africa I discovered what the true purpose of a musician is. We are historians, and it is our purpose to tell the people… — Randy Weston Copy Share
Our past as well as our future. It could have been completely destroyed when we were brought to the New World as slaves. They… — Randy Weston Copy Share
At first I didn't understand what [Thelonious Monk] was doing, but I went back again, and what I can say about Monk is that… — Randy Weston Copy Share
There's no appreciation for the giants [of jazz]; there's never been a major film on Duke Ellington , never a major film on Louis… — Randy Weston Copy Share
