Bigs Quote by Lee Konitz
“Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.”
“Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet.”
![“Listening to Benny [Goodman] talk about the clarinet was like listening to a surgeon get hung up on a scalpel.” quote by Artie Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f2b/artie-shaw-18387_clarinet_listening-to-benny-goodman-talk-about-th_1360964.jpg)
![“Benny [Goodman] used to practice 15 times more than the whole band combined.” quote by Harry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee0/harry-james-97618_band_benny-goodman-used-to-practice-15-times_2984549.jpg)
![“The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. That would have made all the difference.” quote by Gerry Cooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d63/gerry-cooney-20863_bigs_the-only-regret-i-have-in-my-career-is-m_1534.jpg)
