"If you can't play the Blues you might…" — Dexter Gordon
"If you can't play the Blues you might as well hang it up."
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Dexter Gordon
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17 Quotes by Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon has 17 quotes on this site.
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Music is a reservoir... of sounds.
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Thelonius Monk was not exactly 'the guy next door'.
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Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams,…
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What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.
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To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.
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If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it…
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When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you…
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In nuclear war, all men are cremated equal.
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In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.
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A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do…
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I hope we left you with something to put under your pillows.
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Jazz is a beautiful word. I love it.
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More Blues Quotes
This quote is filed under Blues Quotes,
one of 667 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
— Russell Baker
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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
— Count Basie
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
— Christina Aguilera
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
— Jeff Bridges
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'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
— Luke Bryan
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to…
— Gary Allan
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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…
— Ray Charles
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my…
— Eric Clapton
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