Horace Silver

I'm shooting for longevity. The road is hard on your body.

— Horace Silver

I've found in composing that being simple and profound—having in-depthness in your music—is the most difficult thing to do. Anybody can write…

— Horace Silver

I may be prejudiced, but I believe that jazz music has the strongest healing potential, and it's not just because I play…

— Horace Silver

I personally do not believe in politics, hatred, or anger in my musical composition.

— Horace Silver

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.

— Horace Silver

“Compose and perform your music free of egotism and with a conscious desire to gratify the listener. This conscious desire in time…

— Horace Silver

They didn't dictate to me as to what kind of music that they wanted me to play or what tunes, what musicians…

— Horace Silver

I will search for hidden talents that I didn't know I had and do my best to cultivate them. I am grateful…

— Horace Silver

Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's…

— Horace Silver

I had the house rhythm section at a club called the Sundown in Hartford. Stan Getz came up and played with us.

— Horace Silver

Jazz is not background music.

— Horace Silver

Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate upon it in order to get the most of it. You must absorb most…

— Horace Silver

Good Lord's been kind to me, that's all I can say. I wake up in the morning with music in my head…

— Horace Silver

Musical composition should bring happiness and joy to people and make them forget their troubles.

— Horace Silver

Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it.

— Horace Silver

We all have to open our minds, stretch forth, take chances and venture out musically to try and arrive at something new…

— Horace Silver

The ensemble playing is as clean as a whistle. The band plays in tune and with dynamics. Also, there is some fine…

— Horace Silver