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title: "3 Soprano Saxophone Quotes By Steve Lacy"
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> [Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/nobody-was-playing-the-soprano-saxophone-and-certainly-nobody-was/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/steve-lacy-13386_all-alone_nobody-was-playing-the-soprano-saxophone_601966.jpg)

> [I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/i-heard-sidney-bechet-play-a-duke-ellington-piece-and-fell-in-love/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/steve-lacy-13386_dukes_i-heard-sidney-bechet-play-a-duke-elling_2699931.jpg)

> [I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/i-ve-been-working-on-the-soprano-saxophone-for-40-years-and-the/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

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## More by Steve Lacy

> [Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/kenny-g-i-have-to-be-grateful-to-him-for-proving-that-the-instrument/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/risk-is-at-the-heart-of-jazz-every-note-we-play-is-a-risk/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/circumstances-can-be-very-important-find-the-right-people-to-work-with/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/the-more-original-something-is-the-more-of-a-threat-it-seems-until/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/if-you-re-trying-to-invent-something-new-you-re-going-to-reach-a-lot/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Bamboo is not a weed, it's a flowering plant. Bamboo is a magnificent plant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/bamboo-is-not-a-weed-it-s-a-flowering-plant-bamboo-is-a-magnificent/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [There is an awful lot of what I call recreational jazz going on, where people go out and learn a particular language or style…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/there-is-an-awful-lot-of-what-i-call-recreational-jazz-going-on-where/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/saxophone-is-one-thing-and-music-is-another/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/if-you-have-music-you-want-to-play-that-no-one-asks-you-to-play-you/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/when-i-found-the-music-of-monk-i-finally-found-music-that-fit-that/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/i-ve-always-been-extremely-lucky-in-playing-with-great-people-who/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [It starts with a single sound. If there's something in that sound, then it's worth continuing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/it-starts-with-a-single-sound-if-there-s-something-in-that-sound-then/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/nobody-was-playing-the-soprano-saxophone-and-certainly-nobody-was/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Before the work comes to you, you have to invent work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/before-the-work-comes-to-you-you-have-to-invent-work/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

> [Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lacy/register-is-very-important-music-sounds-best-in-a-certain-register/)

[Steve Lacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lacy/)

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