Jazz Quote by Rakim Download Open image “My mother sang jazz and opera - she even performed at the Apollo on Amateur Night.” — Rakim ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jazz Mother Night Opera Parenting She
My mother sang. But back in the day, it was looked down upon if the lady of the house wanted to sing in public.… — Amit Trivedi Copy Share Image
My mother was the only musician. She played piano and she sang. She also played saxophone. And she played at home a lot. — David Steward Copy Share Image
My grandma did opera singing for the better part of her life; she used to sing all over the place. My grandpa was a… — Mac DeMarco Copy Share Image
I was a kid, and I remember my mother singing. She was also a radio soap opera actress, but my mother sang. — Ruben Blades Copy Share Image
My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around. — Len Cariou Copy Share Image
My parents - Augustine Joseph and Elizabeth - discovered my talent for singing when I was a kid. I remember them telling me that I sang a classical piece after listening to it a couple of times when I was two-and-a-half years old. — K. J. Yesudas Copy Share
I remember watching 'Apollo' with my other grandma - I have so many grandmas - and seeing these young girls sing... I knew in… — Ari Lennox Copy Share Image
My mother was into opera and my father was into jazz, so there was a lot of jazz in the house where I grew… — Chaka Khan Copy Share Image
My mom was sort of involved in amateur dramatics like Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, and played the violin. My dad played banjo and piano… — Colm Wilkinson Copy Share Image
My father was a classical pianist, and my mother was a singer of just about everything. — Carly Simon Copy Share Image
My mom was an opera singer, and she gave up her career to raise a family. But she also taught my sisters how to… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
I love Jay-Z, I love Kanye, and I praise the way he's been able to bring more business out of the jungle. — Rakim Copy Share Image
Elements burst, gave birth the the verse, get the pen from the nurse, but hook the mic up first. — Rakim Copy Share
I think rap was a better move for me but football's been my love since I learned how to walk. I was gonna be… — Rakim Copy Share Image
There are certain things that I wish people knew - certain things that I feel I started and certain things that I'm responsible for.… — Rakim Copy Share Image
So I start my mission- leave my residence Thinkin how could I get some dead presidents — Rakim Copy Share Image
My approach to writing rhymes went hand in hand with the music. I'd try to make different rhythms with my rhymes on the track… — Rakim Copy Share Image
My whole thing is if it wasn't for people like ya'll and people like them I wouldn't be me. I love every minute of… — Rakim Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and moans are echoes of the body's music. It is the body's vibrations which ripple from the fingers. And the mystery of the withheld theme, known to jazz musicians alone, is like the mystery of our secret life. We… — Anais Nin Copy Share
Bruce Katz is a spectacular talent! He's a brilliant composer and arranger who uses uncommon and unique musical intelligence to redefine jazz and blues… — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you. — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
It's bluesy, rocky jazz. I call it soul music, but it's not James Brown soul music. It comes from my soul. It comes from… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
