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> [In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same thing, even if I'd been born later, when Charlie Parker was influencing everybody. The truth is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/in-all-honesty-i-think-i-just-played-what-i-felt-was-right-for-me-and/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

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## More by Benny Carter

> [In all honesty, I think I just played what I felt was right for me. And I think I would have done the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/in-all-honesty-i-think-i-just-played-what-i-felt-was-right-for-me-and/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

> [At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/at-my-age-i-realize-that-my-most-precious-possession-is-time-and-i-ve/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

> [He's no Bill Clinton!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/he-s-no-bill-clinton/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

> [Get up from the piano ... Oscar is in the house. Who wants to be at the piano when Oscar is there? Find something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/get-up-from-the-piano-oscar-is-in-the-house-who-wants-to-be-at-the/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

> [I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/i-didn-t-know-charlie-parker-well-but-i-spent-some-time-with-him-and/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

> [It (Strayhorn's Compositions) made us all think a little differently about what we were doing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-carter/it-strayhorn-s-compositions-made-us-all-think-a-little-differently/)

[Benny Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-carter/)

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