All Mary Lou Williams Quotes
- Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through. Jazz
- I wonder what an agent would do if he had to travel with the band he's booking. Agent
- Quite a few musicians came to our house. And my ma took me to hear many more, hoping to encourage in me a love of… Came
- One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My… Ball
- I have been tied up with music for about as long as I can remember. By the time I was four I was picking out… Been
- If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically. Automatically
- It's not what you play, it's how you play it. Funny
- Within a few hours I had them off, was about ready to play the shows. That night I opened, and during the week Harris was… Few
- Offers for me to play dances, society parties, even churches, were now coming in regularly. For most dates I was paid the sum of one… Always Tipped
- Many people forget that Jazz, no matter what form it takes, must come from the heart as well as the mind. Forget
- He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle down and play seriously. Clowning
- When Seymour saw me seated at the piano at that first rehearsal, he shouted: 'What's that kid doing here? Call your piano player and let's… Call