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Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers.

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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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Monk encouraged me to emancipate the drums from their subservient role as timekeepers. — Max Roach
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