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Mingus Quotes by Charles Mingus
- Everything I do is Mingus.
- I am Charles Mingus, half black man, not even white enough to pass for nothing but black. I am Charles Mingus, a famed jazzman, but…
- I am Charles Mingus. Half-black man. Yellow man. Half-yellow. Not even yellow, nor white enough to pass for nothing but black and not too light…
More Mingus Quotes
- I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has… — Dave Brubeck
- I listened to King Oliver and I listened to Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Archie Shepp...… — Eric Clapton
- Good rock 'n' roll is something that makes you feel alive. It's something that's human, and I think that most music today… — Lester Bangs
- I never really sounded like Bird, but that was my mission. I didn't care if people said that I copied him; I… — Jackie McLean
- Everything I do is Mingus. — Charles Mingus
- I am Charles Mingus, half black man, not even white enough to pass for nothing but black. I am Charles Mingus, a… — Charles Mingus
- I am Charles Mingus. Half-black man. Yellow man. Half-yellow. Not even yellow, nor white enough to pass for nothing but black and… — Charles Mingus
- If you really dissect hip-hop you will find a whole lot of Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Ahmad Jamal, a lot of classic… — Robert Glasper