I think the idea is now for blacks to write about the history of our music. It's time for that, because whites have been doing it all the time. It's time for us to do it ourselves and tell it… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like… — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money. — Dizzy Gillespie Copy Share Image
