We loved one another, man. I mean all those stories about the rift ... there was no question of a rift between… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
You can't steal a gift. Bird [Charlie Parker] gave the world his music, and if you can hear it you can have… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Nothing surpasses my performances with small bands, especially with Charlie Parker. A small band doesn't forestall creativity. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
I was blessed that I got married early and had a good wife. That sort of kept me straight. Probably I would… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
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