Best Duke Ellington Sayings
- Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom... In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and… America
- There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind. Good
- Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is. Either you have… Indescribable
- Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. All
- If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good! Feel Good
- Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one. Fiddle
- Gray skies are just clouds passing over. Clouds
- The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen. Important
- A goal is a dream with a finish line. Dream
- I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to… Appear
- There is nothing to keeping a band together. You simply have to have a gimmick, and the gimmick I use is to pay them money! Band
- There is no art without intention. Art
- It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. Inspirational
- What does music mean to you? What would you do without music? Doe
- Critics get a little carried away with what someone should have done, rather than what he did. Carried
- Dancing is very important to people who play music with a beat. I think that people who don't dance, or who never did dance, don't… Beat
- A problem is your chance to do your best. Best
- Playing op is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. All
- I love you madly. Appreciation
- Billy Strayhorn is my right arm, my left arm, and the six eyes in the back of my head. Appreciation
- Life has two rules: Number 1, never quit! Number 2, always remember rule number 1. Always Remember
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