Academic Quote by Andrew Hill

Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice.

— Samuel Johnson

Music is the only sensual gratification which mankind may indulge in to excess without injury to their moral or religious feelings.

— Joseph Addison

Music can also be a sensual pleasure, like eating food or sex. But its highest vibration for me is that point of taking us…

— Terry Riley

I no longer wanted to satisfy myself. I really want to connect with the world and make my music mean something to people.

— Chick Corea

I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades,…

— Andrew Hill

I was talented but crazy, semi-autistic and eccentric.

— Andrew Hill

These magic moments when rhythms and harmonies extend themselves and jell together and the people become another instrument. These things are priceless and they…

— Andrew Hill

I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.

— Paul Desmond

I'm a jazz musician by education and vocation, but I don't think jazz should [ dictate] what I want to do.

— Dave Douglas

The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

— John Lewis

Jazz music just resonates with the frequency of me.

— Esperanza Spalding

Truth of the matter is, jazz is American music. And that doesn't mean bebop. Jazz is really about improvising. All the music that's been…

— Jaimoe