"I don't do something because I think it……" — Oscar Peterson
"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."
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20 Quotes by Oscar Peterson
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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to…
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Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need…
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I'm a musician and, just as the critics are hard on me, I'm hard on the critics.
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It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. You not only have to know your own…
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I despair about the lack of proper respect shown for the piano. If you want it to sound like a…
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Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one…
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I am the worlds laziest writer.
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We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour.
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I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played…
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Montreal was a very active jazz center until club owners started putting in strippers instead of music. Before long, there…
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First of all, I swore it was two people playing. When I finally admitted to myself that was one man,…
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It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo.
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That's why it's called Sebastian Bach. I mean, it's a permanent band, pretty much, but if I jam with other…
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I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music.
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Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I…
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It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.
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In five years' time I'd like to be a mum. I want to settle down and have a family, definitely…
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Hip-hop don't have no fresh energy, none at all. It's money driven, everybody tryin' to make that cheque, nobody putting…
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I have the time needed to support the album and tour.
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All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out…
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I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.
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Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the…
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I never do any album to beat it. I do it to extend it.
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I did a pop album, 'Sogno,' in 1999. I think it's important to record another pop album because many people…
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