Max Roach Quotes
- You can't write the same book twice. Though I've been in historical musical situations, I can't go back and do that again. And though I…
- The American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra.
- I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us…
- I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt that…
- I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure.
- Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers.
- The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of their instrument.
- Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments & collectively create a thing of beauty.
- The people who really got me off were dealing with the musical potential of the Instrument.
- Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of…
- I didn't even apply. There was no warning.