Well, the way I play, I try not to be a 'repeater pencil', ya dig? Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique and a lot of other things but without originality you ain't really nowhere. Gotta be original. — Lester Young Copy Share Image
The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have a model, or a teacher, and you learn all that he can show you. But then… — Lester Young Copy Share Image
Well, the way I play, I try not to be a 'repeater pencil', ya dig? Originality's the thing. You can have tone and technique… — Lester Young Copy Share Image
The trouble with most musicians today is that they are copycats. Of course you have to start out playing like someone else. You have… — Lester Young Copy Share Image
