All George Shearing Quotes
- I always tell people, it took me 10 minutes and 35 years in the business. I get tired of playing it ["Lullaby of Birdland"], but… Always Tell
- When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous… Ask
- Can anybody be given creativity? No. Only equipment to develop it if it's in them in the first place. Anybody
- Teddy Wilson, I think, said a little while ago that its much easier to come in and play whatever comes into your mind, without obeying… Ago
- Perfect retention. I dont think I could do that-Ive never disciplined myself to do it.I suppose a lot of it is a question of discipline.… Discipline
- If you establish an identity, you build a monster-and thats right, youve got to live with it. Of course, you can enjoy it, too. Build
- Learn the rules and then break them in such a way as to exercise good taste. Break
- We're travelling for about nine-and-a-half months a year. Half
- When Hank Jones had his night off, I would get somebody to take my place as intermission pianist and I'd play the show with Ella,… Brown
- The way it works: The orchestra plays a few selections of its own and I terminate the first part of the programme on piano, usually… Concerto
- I was born in London in 1919. I first went to America in 1946 for a three-month holiday. Then I came back, worked here for… America
- My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits. Affiliation
- All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set,… Age
- I studied with a blind teacher from about 5 until I was 16, at two different schools. From the age of 12 until 16, I… Age
- Can anybody be given a great degree of creativity? No. They can be given the equipment to develop it-if they have it in them in… Anybody
- In Braille you write your flat sign first and then your note. Braille
- Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you. Formula
- I don't like freedom jazz - I think it's void of roots and void of foundation. Foundation
- I don't think you can contrive any sound. Any
- I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when you… Avoid
- I think in certain areas the demand is greater than it has ever been, and my business is better than it's been in 30 years.… Areas
- I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that… Assume
- You know, when you've established a certain thing, what can you do? You're stuck with it. Certain