As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk out on that stage with people just hemming the band in. — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as small as failing to be polite, you start to lose substance. — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
Some of the guys I played with .. didn't go around learning more about their instruments from an intellectual point of view. All they… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
After you’ve done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the hell, you might as well go out and have… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
I think my first impression (of Bix Beiderbecke) was the lasting one. I remember very clearly thinking, 'Where, what planet, did this guy come… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you feel special about yourself… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable. I remember the street fights… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice. — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
If you want to do something, you do it anyway, and handle the obstacles as they come. — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
When I first arrived (in New York), it seemed to me the most terrifying city in the world... all those big buildings. I remember… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn’t keep on, you’ll find ‘em. The obstacles are all there;… — Benny Goodman Copy Share Image
