Important Quote by Oscar Peterson Download Open image “It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo.” — Oscar Peterson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Important Solo Sound
I mean, in the course of an evening, people will take a solo here and there, but generally it's all about the rhythm of… — Charlie Hunter Copy Share Image
...The key to playing with any group is you listen all the time and you listen more than you play. — John Scofield Copy Share Image
You want a solo to be structured, a song within a song, but you want it to sound like it's the first time you're… — Orianthi Copy Share Image
When I do solo stuff, when I do anything involving music, it's very collaborative. — Amy Ray Copy Share Image
Being in a group, you don't really get to give an ounce of who you are as a solo artist. — Dinah Jane Copy Share Image
... what is so important is that you play for the artist and for the record and for the song ... everything else falls… — James Burton Copy Share Image
The only thing that's better in a group versus being by yourself is the companionship. You have to do a lot of thing by… — Tinashe Copy Share Image
I think that was the whole idea behind doing the solo record was to be able to do musically whatever I wanted to do. — Slash Copy Share Image
The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you… — Zola Jesus Copy Share Image
And I've also come to the conclusion that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it's more important to complement… — Dave Navarro Copy Share Image
You have to listen to what someone is doing and help them get to where they want to go, musically speaking. I play a… — McCoy Tyner Copy Share Image
I feel like, a lot of times, when you have a specific sound that you want and are searching for, you want the right… — Evan Ross Copy Share Image
I don't require lust, sex, or classic beauty; I require trust, respect, and honesty. All else builds from there. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
First of all, I swore it was two people playing. When I finally admitted to myself that was one man, I gave up the… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
If the average jazz artist uses his head and at the outset of his career realizes he won't play as well at fifty as… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
He's not a performer, he's not a composer, he's not even a musician, but Norman Granz is Mr. Jazz. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
Montreal was a very active jazz center until club owners started putting in strippers instead of music. Before long, there was nothing to hear. — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you… — Oscar Peterson Copy Share Image
There is something more important than any ultimate weapon. That is the ultimate position-the position of total control over Earth that lies somewhere out… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,… — Ishmael Reed Copy Share Image
In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all… — Andy Warhol Copy Share Image
I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very… — Evgeni Plushenko Copy Share Image
It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
If I had learned how to get along in the quotidian world while keeping up the search for the hidden realm, I might have… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
