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> [I was blessed that I got married early and had a good wife. That sort of kept me straight. Probably I would have been like Charlie Parker, you know, involved in drugs or alcohol or something like that if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/i-was-blessed-that-i-got-married-early-and-had-a-good-wife-that-sort/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

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## More by Dizzy Gillespie

> [Kenny Burrell is the grand master of jazz guitar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/kenny-burrell-is-the-grand-master-of-jazz-guitar/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/how-do-i-know-why-miles-walks-off-the-stage-why-don-t-you-ask-him-and/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/they-re-not-particular-whether-you-re-playing-a-flat-5th-or-a/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/i-try-to-play-the-bare-essence-to-let-everything-be-just-what-it-s/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/i-used-to-do-a-lot-of-apologizing-for-what-the-state-department-had/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [Bop is at the end of the road. Now everybody wants dance music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/bop-is-at-the-end-of-the-road-now-everybody-wants-dance-music/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [The idea of life is to give and receive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/the-idea-of-life-is-to-give-and-receive/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/as-a-musician-you-have-to-keep-one-foot-back-in-the-past-and-have-one/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/mutual-respect-is-so-important-because-as-soon-as-it-disappears-in/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/one-of-the-reasons-we-re-here-is-to-be-a-part-of-this-process-of/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/miles-got-a-mystique-about-him-plus-he-s-at-the-top-of-his-profession/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/i-don-t-care-much-about-music-what-i-like-is-sounds/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [When I grow up I want to be just like Benny Carter!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/when-i-grow-up-i-want-to-be-just-like-benny-carter/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [I know all the Latin-American rhythms quite well, but I don't play them exactly like they do in their own country - I add…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/i-know-all-the-latin-american-rhythms-quite-well-but-i-don-t-play/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

> [Jazz will be the classical music of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dizzy-gillespie/jazz-will-be-the-classical-music-of-the-future/)

[Dizzy Gillespie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dizzy-gillespie/)

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