Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play. If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I don't require lust, sex, or classic beauty; I require trust, respect, and honesty. All else builds from there. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
First of all, I swore it was two people playing. When I finally admitted to myself that was one man, I gave up the… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
If the average jazz artist uses his head and at the outset of his career realizes he won't play as well at fifty as… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Montreal was a very active jazz center until club owners started putting in strippers instead of music. Before long, there was nothing to hear. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam, go out… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
