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> [I don't think my playing style has really changed over the years; it's just gotten better. I can hear the improvement in comparing older records and later records. I'm referring to soloing ability, to having a better sound, to knowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/i-don-t-think-my-playing-style-has-really-changed-over-the-years-it-s/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

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## More by Gary Bartz

> [For an individual fully to play himself, rather than to sound like someone else, is possibly the hardest thing to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/for-an-individual-fully-to-play-himself-rather-than-to-sound-like/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

> [I mean, the piano, of course, but I think the piano should be taught in school just like mathematics, just like reading, writing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/i-mean-the-piano-of-course-but-i-think-the-piano-should-be-taught-in/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

> [Lee Morgan used to stand behind me when I was playing a ballad and he'd be hollering, "Play the pretty notes, man, play the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/lee-morgan-used-to-stand-behind-me-when-i-was-playing-a-ballad-and-he/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

> [Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/music-is-my-religion-music-is-the-only-thing-that-has-never-failed-me/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

> [I don't think my playing style has really changed over the years; it's just gotten better. I can hear the improvement in comparing older…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-bartz/i-don-t-think-my-playing-style-has-really-changed-over-the-years-it-s/)

[Gary Bartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-bartz/)

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