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> [You would think that anyone on a major label would be doing something, but when you speak of major label that means something to maybe a big pop star that might be getting some sort of benefit from the major.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/you-would-think-that-anyone-on-a-major-label-would-be-doing-something/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/lester-bowie-20177_benefits_you-would-think-that-anyone-on-a-major-l_2331897.png)

## More by Lester Bowie

> [They always say that jazz doesn't sell, but it's a lie, because it does sell, and it sells consistently year in and year out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/they-always-say-that-jazz-doesn-t-sell-but-it-s-a-lie-because-it-does/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [A chord is just the name of a sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/a-chord-is-just-the-name-of-a-sound/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [I always tell my students when you're going to be a jazz musician the first thing you've got to do is be a professional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/i-always-tell-my-students-when-you-re-going-to-be-a-jazz-musician-the/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [You know when I was younger I used to look at Downbeat Magazine and I figured anybody in Downbeat must be making a living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/you-know-when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-look-at-downbeat-magazine-and-i/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [What I've been trying to do for years is to get the music played on a station other than jazz stations, you know, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/what-i-ve-been-trying-to-do-for-years-is-to-get-the-music-played-on-a/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [We just can't go and try to turn the clock back, that's not happening anymore. You've got to figure something else out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/we-just-can-t-go-and-try-to-turn-the-clock-back-that-s-not-happening/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [They're not just interested in one sort of music any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/they-re-not-just-interested-in-one-sort-of-music-any-more/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [Jazz is neither specific repertoire, nor academic exercise... but a way of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/jazz-is-neither-specific-repertoire-nor-academic-exercise-but-a-way/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [Music is very important. It's important as a tool for learning, it can be a tool for healing, it can be no telling what,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/music-is-very-important-it-s-important-as-a-tool-for-learning-it-can/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [Because I believe that the future of the music lies in the Internet. It can be sold on the Internet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/because-i-believe-that-the-future-of-the-music-lies-in-the-internet/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [Play as well as you can all the time, and if you're truthful to your thing, you'll succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/play-as-well-as-you-can-all-the-time-and-if-you-re-truthful-to-your/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [The trumpet is forceful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/the-trumpet-is-forceful/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [We have the freedom to either play a tempo or not to play a tempo; to play a note or not to play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/we-have-the-freedom-to-either-play-a-tempo-or-not-to-play-a-tempo-to/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [These people are interested in a wide variety of music, and that's what we're into.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/these-people-are-interested-in-a-wide-variety-of-music-and-that-s/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

> [Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-bowie/jazz-is-so-difficult-a-lot-of-people-think-once-they-ve-learned-these/)

[Lester Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-bowie/)

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