I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that you learn from one, and you do something better next time. — George Shearing Copy Share Image
Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that its much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying any of the laws of bass line and harmony and so on. — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 12 until 16,… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano,… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
If you establish an identity, you build a monster-and thats right, youve got to live with it. Of course, you can enjoy it, too. — George Shearing Copy Share Image
Perfect retention. I don't think I could do that-I've never disciplined myself to do it. I suppose a lot of it is a question… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when… — George Shearing Copy Share Image
Learn the rules and then break them in such a way as to exercise good taste. — George Shearing Copy Share Image
