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> [I kept on buying records and listening to them. Finally, I was able to hear the relationship between the jazz improvisers' solos and the underlying structure that it's based on, the chord progression. That was pretty easy to do in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-kept-on-buying-records-and-listening-to-them-finally-i-was-able-to/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

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## More by Harvey Pekar

> [Every ethnic group thinks they are the chosen ones. …](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/every-ethnic-group-thinks-they-are-the-chosen-ones/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [Since about 1980 Kenny Werner has been one of jazz’s unsung heroes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/since-about-1980-kenny-werner-has-been-one-of-jazz-s-unsung-heroes/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day . . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-think-that-the-so-called-average-person-often-exhibits-a-great-deal/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [It's real easy for me to write a lot of stories. I just go and I live through something, and I go home and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/it-s-real-easy-for-me-to-write-a-lot-of-stories-i-just-go-and-i-live/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I've just been writing stuff down as it comes to me. I haven't thought, 'Let me write some major opus here.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-ve-just-been-writing-stuff-down-as-it-comes-to-me-i-haven-t-thought/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I'm always shook up and nervous and I've got the hospital record to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-m-always-shook-up-and-nervous-and-i-ve-got-the-hospital-record-to/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I'm a guy that likes to sit in one place](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-m-a-guy-that-likes-to-sit-in-one-place/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [People who are readers of fiction aren't particularly interested in comic books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/people-who-are-readers-of-fiction-aren-t-particularly-interested-in/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [When you're dead, it robs life of many of it's pleasures](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/when-you-re-dead-it-robs-life-of-many-of-it-s-pleasures/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [My parents' work ethic amazed me. How could they put in such long hours, day after day? Part of the reason was to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/my-parents-work-ethic-amazed-me-how-could-they-put-in-such-long-hours/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I think you can find all the elements that you can find in great literature in mundane experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-think-you-can-find-all-the-elements-that-you-can-find-in-great/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [Life is about women, gigs, an' bein' creative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/life-is-about-women-gigs-an-bein-creative/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [The film's success so far involves winning a couple of prizes at Cannes and Sundance, and getting some very nice reviews in newspapers and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/the-film-s-success-so-far-involves-winning-a-couple-of-prizes-at/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I just continue to be kind of disappointed that people don't realize that and try and diversify the kind of work they are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-just-continue-to-be-kind-of-disappointed-that-people-don-t-realize/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

> [I don't think I made any really big mistakes; it's just that I chose something difficult to do. Looking back, I suppose I should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-pekar/i-don-t-think-i-made-any-really-big-mistakes-it-s-just-that-i-chose/)

[Harvey Pekar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-pekar/)

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