Democratic Musical Quotes by Max Roach

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Max Roach has 11 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• 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.…
• 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…
• I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond…
• 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.

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