Saxophone Quotes

78 quotes by 52 authors

And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm… — David Bowie
I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead. — Clarence Clemons
As a horn player, the greatest compliment one can get is when a person comes to you and says, 'I heard this saxophone on the… — Clarence Clemons
Louis Armstrong changed all the brass players around, but after Bird, all of the instruments had to change - drums, piano, bass, trombones, trumpets, saxophones,… — Cootie Williams
A strange thing has happened - while all the other arts were born naked, this, the youngest, has been born fully-clothed. It can say everything… — Virginia Woolf
Melodies can be good depending on the context. You can have a simple melody, and if the harmony behind it is interesting, it can make… — Donald Fagen
I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I… — Gaspard Ulliel
The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument… — Stan Getz
You know, when I'm playing, I think of myself in front of the Wailing Wall with a saxophone in my hands, and I'm davening, I'm… — Stan Getz
Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course,… — Stan Getz
The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception.Â All you can do is play melody.Â No matter how complicated it… — Stan Getz
You can play Bach on the piano, a symphony orchestra or a quartet of saxophones, but let's stop this silly, childish business of knit your… — Paul McCreesh
I know Iâ€™m an African-American, and I know I play the saxophone, but Iâ€™m not a jazz musician. Iâ€™m not a classical musician, either. My… — Anthony Braxton
Bill Clinton is like a lot of white politicians. They eat soul food, they party with black women, they play the saxophone, but when it… — Sister Souljah
I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. — Roscoe Mitchell
His musical inspiration operates in a world uncluttered by conventional bar lines, conventional chord changes, and conventional ways of blowing or fingering a saxophone. Such… — Gunther Schuller
So I'm looking to the saxophone as a resource which has its own unique set of possibilities. I'm looking to exploit them and develop them… — Evan Parker
Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was… — Gerry Mulligan
I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to the symphony orchestra. — Gerry Mulligan
Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones. — Gerry Mulligan

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