"Some people try to get very philosophical and……" — Oscar Peterson
"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 play. If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you."
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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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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 don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells…
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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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