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- Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function. — Victor Borge
- It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians… — Victor Borge
- The ability to play the clarinet is the ability to overcome the imperfections of the instrument. There's no such thing as a… — Jack Brymer
- No birdcall is the musical equal of a clarinet blown with panache. — Edward Hoagland
- Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones. — Gerry Mulligan
- I was improvising before I was reading music. I was just trying to play things on the clarinet by ear. I think… — Pete Fountain
- Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was put me back in the case! — Eddie Condon
- I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double. — Lee Konitz
- One nice thing about my momma is, she never gets on you for what you are not doing. I mean, she never… — Bruce Brooks
- That's the clarinet I used to use... but it's just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it and they… — Artie Shaw
- It is possible to enjoy the Mozart concerto without being able to play the clarinet. In fact, you can learn to be… — Richard Dawkins
- I began with dance, doing ballet at 3, then tap, jazz, modern. Then I sang in church choirs, learned how to play… — Samantha Barks