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> [Learn the rules and then break them in such a way as to exercise good taste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/learn-the-rules-and-then-break-them-in-such-a-way-as-to-exercise-good/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

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## More by George Shearing

> [I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 12 until 16,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/i-studied-with-a-blind-teacher-from-about-5-until-i-was-16-at-two/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/when-people-ask-me-how-is-it-i-was-a-musician-i-facetiously-say-that/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/the-way-it-works-the-orchestra-plays-a-few-selections-of-its-own-and/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/can-anybody-be-given-a-great-degree-of-creativity-no-they-can-be/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [If you establish an identity, you build a monster-and thats right, youve got to live with it. Of course, you can enjoy it, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/if-you-establish-an-identity-you-build-a-monster-and-thats-right/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/perfect-retention-i-don-t-think-i-could-do-that-i-ve-never/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/i-was-born-in-london-in-1919-i-first-went-to-america-in-1946-for-a/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/i-think-it-was-duke-ellington-who-once-said-that-we-re-always-most/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/all-my-musical-foundations-go-back-to-the-age-of-3-my-family-tell-me/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/i-haven-t-written-an-awful-lot-recently-but-i-think-i-probably-will/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [Learn the rules and then break them in such a way as to exercise good taste.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/learn-the-rules-and-then-break-them-in-such-a-way-as-to-exercise-good/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [We're travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/we-re-travelling-for-about-nine-and-a-half-months-a-year/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/i-think-in-certain-areas-the-demand-is-greater-than-it-has-ever-been/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/having-a-set-popular-formula-does-inhibit-you/)

[George Shearing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-shearing/)

> [Can anybody be given creativity? No. Only equipment to develop it if it's in them in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-shearing/can-anybody-be-given-creativity-no-only-equipment-to-develop-it-if-it/)

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