Inspiration Quote by Evan Parker

Of course, a psychologist would find it more direct to study the inspired poet. He would make concrete studies of inspiration in individual geniuses.…

— Gaston Bachelard

I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a…

— Charlie Haden

We can all be grateful that there is a place like (University of) North Texas! North Texas has been unique among schools in the…

— Peter Erskine

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz.

— John Scofield

I got into trad jazz, then modern jazz, then avant-garde jazz, between the ages of 16 to 18.

— Roy Harper

I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop, and I…

— Greta Gerwig

I will never again play anything that does not have social significance. We American jazz musicians of African descent have proved beyond all doubt…

— Max Roach

Childhood, all me influences were, say, between the time that I can remember, which would have been about three years old to the time…

— Bill Ward

And what gift of America to the rest of the world is actually most appreciated by the rest of the world? It is African…

— Kurt Vonnegut

Western classical music had long known syncopation. But no one had felt compelled to snap his fingers to music before American jazz and musical…

— Heather Mac Donald

I did, I was in Europe a lot. I would say, mid 20s to late 30s. Less so in the last ten or twelve…

— Jon Gordon

When I was young, I never bought records because my brother Joseph played saxophone and had a record player. I loved listening to his…

— Miriam Makeba