The jazz rhythm won't be understood by the bulk of my audience. That's the problem. We can get away with maybe one… — George Benson Copy Share Image
I never gave up on that idea, you know, that jazz musicians have the same opportunity as everybody else and that it's… — George Benson Copy Share Image
People who love jazz musicians love us when we play what we want to play and we're starving. But as soon as… — George Benson Copy Share Image
We don't live in a jazz world, unfortunately. I think if I had lived in a jazz world, I would have done… — George Benson Copy Share Image
Of course we've lost so many superstars who've made jazz what it is. We've lost so many musicians who created new things… — George Benson Copy Share Image
I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest Jazz cats on the planet. — George Benson Copy Share Image
As my career has progressed, I've had the pleasure of playing with the baddest jazz cats on the planet. But that doesn't… — George Benson Copy Share Image
Andres Segovia, the great name for guitar, he put classical guitar on the map. He was the proponent of it, the best in the… — George Benson Copy Share Image
I think I'm more entertainer than musician. I like to get with the crowd, make this night special for them. — George Benson Copy Share Image
The less one remembers about the day before, the more the new day will be unfettered by triviality. — George Benson Copy Share Image
The jazz rhythm won't be understood by the bulk of my audience. That's the problem. We can get away with maybe one tune a… — George Benson Copy Share Image
My whole life, I've never worried about being No. 1, because that's the guy they've got to get out of there. — George Benson Copy Share Image
I moved to Hawaii from Inglewood, New Jersey. I had planned on retiring there. — George Benson Copy Share Image
We tried to talk it over but the words got in the way. We're lost inside this lonely game we play. — George Benson Copy Share Image
I like to sing because my mother was a singer. She sang to me all the time, so I learned to love singing. I… — George Benson Copy Share Image
I listen to other guitar players, yeah. It gives me new concepts and shows me where the instrument is going for the future and… — George Benson Copy Share Image
My biggest song in the world is 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You.' All over the world, it's number one on the whole… — George Benson Copy Share Image
People need someone to look up to. I never found anyone to fulfill my needs. A lonely place to be. So I learned to… — George Benson Copy Share Image
