Roy Ayers Quotes

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• I don't think I'm really so unique. If every black person looked at their life they would quickly discover that they have been influenced by…
• I don't like rap that you can't understand. The youth is so quick and alert.
• I generally sell my records online or at the show. You can undersell the distributor and the stores, and people know what they're getting cause…
• I think music all the time.
• I'd definitely love to play in Nashville again. That would be really good.
• Soul has no musical geographical or racial boundaries.
• People are always defining and re-defining music. My style of playing has been characterized as smooth jazz and acid jazz. I listen as I play;…
• The true beauty of music is that it connects people.
• People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years…
• The majors, they have to control the distribution, the record outlets, the radio and, in some cases, even the venues. And downloading and pirating have…
• You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.
• I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year.
• The true beauty of music is that it connects peopl. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
• When I was recording from '70 to '82, I always played piano and laid the tracks down. But I used to talk to the other…

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