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> [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/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/oscar-peterson-23825_listen_if-you-have-something-to-say-of-any-wort_447809.png)

## 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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