Guts Quote by Dizzy Gillespie

“How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts.” quote by Dizzy Gillespie — Download Open image

“How do I know why Miles walks off the stage? Why don't you ask him? And besides, maybe we'd all like to be like Miles, and just haven't got the guts.”

Dizzy Gillespie

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Bop is at the end of the road. Now everybody wants dance music.

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The idea of life is to give and receive.

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As a musician you have to keep one foot back in the past and have one foot forward into the future.

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Mutual respect is so important because as soon as it disappears in relations between you and the next person, there's trouble.

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One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

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Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.

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I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds.

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When I grow up I want to be just like Benny Carter!

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