Goodman Quote by Marian Seldes
“I had never heard anyone play like Benny Goodman and had never seen anyone like him on the stage. I realize now that what impressed me and stayed with me in memory was - the sounds he made. He played so purely. The music seemed to come from him, not just the instrument he played with such mastery.”
![“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)
![“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)
![“Honestly, it's a blessing. Benny's [Blanco] probably one of the most talented people I know. He's just a very proactive guy when it comes to music and is just very creative. I think because of that, it makes it very easy to work with him.” quote by Tory Lanez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/129/tory-lanez-7338_blessing_honestly-it-s-a-blessing-benny-s-blanco_2942504.jpg)
![“Everybody ought to listen to Benny [Carter]. He's a whole musical education.” quote by Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/886/miles-davis-1842_carter_everybody-ought-to-listen-to-benny-carte_618652.jpg)
![“There's been so many, I think [Lucas Goodman and I] share this, but for us, Afropunk was a really big moment just because it was in New York.” quote by Jillian Hervey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fda/jillian-hervey-5299_bigs_there-s-been-so-many-i-think-lucas-goodm_101718.jpg)
![“[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men.” quote by Teddy Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/501/teddy-wilson-61050_goodman_goodman-became-famous-or-notorious-for-s_347423.jpg)
