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> [I can play all I know in eight bars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/i-can-play-all-i-know-in-eight-bars/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

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## More by Charlie Parker

> [Man, there's no boundary line to art!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/man-there-s-no-boundary-line-to-art/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [When I first heard music, I thought it should be very clean, very precise. Something that people could understand, something that was beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/when-i-first-heard-music-i-thought-it-should-be-very-clean-very/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Every time I hear a recording I've made, I hear all kinds of things I could improve or things I should have done. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/every-time-i-hear-a-recording-i-ve-made-i-hear-all-kinds-of-things-i/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/master-your-instrument-master-the-music-and-then-forget-all-that/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Some guys said 'Here's bop!' Wham! They said, 'Here's something we can make money on!' Wham! 'Here's a comedian!' Wham! Here's a guy who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/some-guys-said-here-s-bop-wham-they-said-here-s-something-we-can-make/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Definitely, study is absolutely necessary in all forms - it's just like any talent that's born within somebody. It's just like a good pair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/definitely-study-is-absolutely-necessary-in-all-forms-it-s-just-like/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/music-is-your-own-experience-your-own-thoughts-your-wisdom-if-you-don/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/you-ve-got-to-learn-your-instrument-then-you-practice-practice/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [I can play all I know in eight bars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/i-can-play-all-i-know-in-eight-bars/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [It's just music. It's trying to play clean and looking for the pretty notes. The beat in a bop band is with the music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/it-s-just-music-it-s-trying-to-play-clean-and-looking-for-the-pretty/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [You've got to learn your instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/you-ve-got-to-learn-your-instrument/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [It's just music. It's playing clean and looking for the pretty notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/it-s-just-music-it-s-playing-clean-and-looking-for-the-pretty-notes/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/if-you-don-t-live-it-it-won-t-come-out-your-horn/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [Don't play the saxophone. Let it play you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/don-t-play-the-saxophone-let-it-play-you/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

> [“Don't play the saxophone, let the saxophone play you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-parker/don-t-play-the-saxophone-let-the-saxophone-play-you/)

[Charlie Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-parker/)

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