Roy Ayers Quotes

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• The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
• I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.
• Only a certain number of people go to a store over the period of a year. When a person sees my record on the shelf,…
• It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.
• I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making…
• What we call soul has been around a long time. It comes out of a particular culture that is African in origin, but influenced by…
• Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.
• Most musicians count at the beginning, and never count and talk to their musicians after that. They only talk to them at the end of…
• Most artists have contracts directly with the record company, and when they do music, all of their music is owned by the record company. But…
• I was with PolyGram; that was the big label that I was with for the longest, like 12 years.
• I was being an artist, being sensitive and technical as artists are. I'm sure Leonardo Da Vinci did that. Artists don't always feel the same…
• I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.
• I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been…
• Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift…
• Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know…
• DJs and people in the street know what they like.
• A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.
• Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think…
• Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still…
• I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.

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