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title: "1 Played Symphony Quotes By Benny Goodman"
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> [I think my first impression (of Bix Beiderbecke) was the lasting one. I remember very clearly thinking, 'Where, what planet, did this guy come from? Is he from outer space?' I'd never heard anything like the way he played-not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/i-think-my-first-impression-of-bix-beiderbecke-was-the-lasting-one-i/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

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## More by Benny Goodman

> [Some of the guys I played with .. didn't go around learning more about their instruments from an intellectual point of view. All they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/some-of-the-guys-i-played-with-didn-t-go-around-learning-more-about/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [“A musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/a-musician-is-a-juggler-who-uses-harmonies-instead-of-oranges/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way, it was the thrill of my life to walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/as-soon-as-it-was-understood-that-we-could-handle-things-in-our-own/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/that-night-at-carnegie-hall-was-a-great-experience-when-the-thing-was/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/after-you-ve-done-all-the-work-and-prepared-as-much-as-you-can-what/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [I think my first impression (of Bix Beiderbecke) was the lasting one. I remember very clearly thinking, 'Where, what planet, did this guy come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/i-think-my-first-impression-of-bix-beiderbecke-was-the-lasting-one-i/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/to-this-day-i-don-t-like-people-walking-on-stage-not-looking-good-you/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/i-don-t-have-any-great-love-for-chicago-what-the-hell-a-childhood/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/if-a-guy-s-got-it-let-him-give-it-i-m-selling-music-not-prejudice/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [If you want to do something, you do it anyway, and handle the obstacles as they come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/if-you-want-to-do-something-you-do-it-anyway-and-handle-the-obstacles/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [When I first arrived (in New York), it seemed to me the most terrifying city in the world... all those big buildings. I remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/when-i-first-arrived-in-new-york-it-seemed-to-me-the-most-terrifying/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/one-way-or-the-other-if-you-want-to-find-reasons-why-you-shouldn-t/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/sometimes-when-you-start-losing-detail-whether-it-s-in-music-or-in/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [People have often said to me, 'You're so relaxed when you play.' Relaxed my elbow. It's practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/people-have-often-said-to-me-you-re-so-relaxed-when-you-play-relaxed/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

> [I think I've done a lot in this business, whether through screwball methods or not I don't know, that has helped other bands. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benny-goodman/i-think-i-ve-done-a-lot-in-this-business-whether-through-screwball/)

[Benny Goodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benny-goodman/)

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