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Jools Holland has 12 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Naggers always know what they are doing. They weigh up the risks, then they go on and on and on until they…
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I only know about a few things, but I am quite good at bluffing. There are a whole range of subjects, including…
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Amy Winehouse and Paul Weller are examples of poets, I think.
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When I first set up my big band, I only had Gilson Lavis, the drummer from Squeeze, with me. He was the…
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I have friends who are in the posh category and some who are in the not-at-all-posh category, and some who you would…
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A good example of the modern world is the Eurotunnel. And mobile phones - I like them.
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Some acts are tricky. Eartha Kitt was tricky in a wonderful, old-style way. She did yoga on the piano and put her…
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I love Yamaha Clavinovas. I have them at home, in the studio and on tour with me. I find them ideal for…
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Whenever I go on holiday, I like to time travel and imagine what it must have been like 500 years ago. I…
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Due to my work, I tend to stay in hotels a lot of the time, and I generally prefer smaller hotels, as…
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I do so much travelling in my work that my suitcase is always packed, with my passport ready. I rarely unpack, as…
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As a bandleader, I try to pass on the same family values that I grew up with: help people, hang on to…
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There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who…
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Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.
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Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying,…
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I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk.
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With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.
— Louis Jordan
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I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records.
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My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the…
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Because usually in the past when I was in a big band, that was all I did.
— Kathy Valentine
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At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like…
— Jon Pareles
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My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never…
— Jimmy Chamberlin
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It is not very practical in today's world when you tour all over the place having a big band.
— Andy Summers
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