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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/some-people-try-to-get-very-philosophical-and-cerebral-about-what/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/some-people-try-to-get-very-philosophical-and-cerebral-about-what-2/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

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## More by Oscar Peterson

> [I don't require lust, sex, or classic beauty; I require trust, respect, and honesty. All else builds from there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/i-don-t-require-lust-sex-or-classic-beauty-i-require-trust-respect/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/i-don-t-do-something-because-i-think-it-will-sell-30-million-albums-i/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [First of all, I swore it was two people playing. When I finally admitted to myself that was one man, I gave up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/first-of-all-i-swore-it-was-two-people-playing-when-i-finally/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/if-you-have-something-to-say-of-any-worth-then-people-will-listen-to/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/you-not-only-have-to-know-your-own-instrument-you-must-know-the/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/it-s-the-group-sound-that-s-important-even-when-you-re-playing-a-solo/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/if-the-average-jazz-artist-uses-his-head-and-at-the-outset-of-his/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/some-people-try-to-get-very-philosophical-and-cerebral-about-what/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/some-people-try-to-get-very-philosophical-and-cerebral-about-what-2/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/he-s-not-a-performer-he-s-not-a-composer-he-s-not-even-a-musician-but/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [Montreal was a very active jazz center until club owners started putting in strippers instead of music. Before long, there was nothing to hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/montreal-was-a-very-active-jazz-center-until-club-owners-started/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/the-music-field-was-the-first-to-break-down-racial-barriers-because/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/too-many-jazz-pianists-limit-themselves-to-a-personal-style-a/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a traffic jam, go out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/i-despair-about-the-lack-of-proper-respect-shown-for-the-piano-if-you/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

> [I play as I feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-peterson/i-play-as-i-feel/)

[Oscar Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-peterson/)

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