"It's an incredible dilemma to be an artist……" — Donald Byrd
"It's an incredible dilemma to be an artist of color and to always be in denial about that, saying, 'I'm a choreographer first and then I'm black,' when in fact, that's not the case. I'm black first and then I'm also a choreographer."
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Donald Byrd
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9 Quotes by Donald Byrd
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I don't follow what everybody else does.
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I can take any series of numbers and turn it into music, from Bach to bebop, Herbie Hancock to hip-hop,
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Here in Seattle, I'm the most productive I've ever been. I don't allow myself personal distractions. I'm extremely disciplined here.
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I'm creative; I'm not re-creative.
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My concerns have been about myself and not about giving something back and putting something in, even though that's been…
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My work sometimes can be abstract and appear not to have a direct relationship to Afro-American concerns, but, in fact,…
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I thought that I would like to be affiliated with some school or institution. As time went on, I also…
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I was being ridiculed for going to school... But, you see, I had looked hard at the other musicians and…
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