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> [Whatever I do today is the whole continuum of my experience. Like John Dewey said in his book ‘Art as Experience,’ you can’t separate experience from the work of art. So, if I write for the symphony today, you’re listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/whatever-i-do-today-is-the-whole-continuum-of-my-experience-like-john/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

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## More by Yusef Lateef

> [Whatever I do today is the whole continuum of my experience. Like John Dewey said in his book ‘Art as Experience,’ you can’t separate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/whatever-i-do-today-is-the-whole-continuum-of-my-experience-like-john/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [Each culture has some knowledge. That's why I studied with Saj Dev, an Indian flute player. That's why I studied Stockhausen's music. The pygmies'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/each-culture-has-some-knowledge-that-s-why-i-studied-with-saj-dev-an/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [Loveless moments are to be avoided.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/loveless-moments-are-to-be-avoided/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [The fact is ones own voice is not heard anywhere else. Its a challenge to be yourself. It takes a lot of courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/the-fact-is-ones-own-voice-is-not-heard-anywhere-else-its-a-challenge/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [I started to study the flute in 1951. The flute has been utilized by African-American musicians as far back as the early Twenties. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/i-started-to-study-the-flute-in-1951-the-flute-has-been-utilized-by/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [External instruments are only extensions of the biological instrument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/external-instruments-are-only-extensions-of-the-biological-instrument/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path. These are the sights we must hold in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/when-the-soul-looks-out-of-its-body-it-should-see-only-beauty-in-its/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [I started in high school with a teacher there. I also took lessons at the Conservatory of Music in Detroit. Detroit was very motivating.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/i-started-in-high-school-with-a-teacher-there-i-also-took-lessons-at/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

> [My music is jazz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yusef-lateef/my-music-is-jazz/)

[Yusef Lateef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yusef-lateef/)

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