Jazz Quote by Ron Cephas Jones Download Open image “I wanted to be a jazz musician.” — Ron Cephas Jones ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jazz Jazz musician Music Musician Wanted
I actually wanted to be a jazz musician first. My grandparents introduced me to Louis Armstrong. I loved Louis Armstrong so I took up… — Douglas Booth Copy Share Image
I'd like to be a jazz singer, but I couldn't possibly do it; nobody would want me, anyway. — Deborah Moggach Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a blues guitar player. And a singer. And a songwriter. Not a shock jock. — John Mayer Copy Share Image
Until I was about 16 years old, my dream was to be a musician. I played in rock bands and jazz bands. Then I… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a musician, either a guitarist or a drummer. I guess my dreams were in the entertainment industry, and I landed… — Israel Broussard Copy Share Image
'Essence' is political. I grew up on the magazine, looking at the covers. Seeing ourselves on the cover is political. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
I'm a Jersey kid originally, and I went to Ramapo State College. That was back in '78. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
Every morning that I wake up and I'm breathing, I can feel it and take a moment to say, you know, 'Thank God I'm… — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
As we like to say on 'This Is Us,' death is not a release. Our main character has never been alive for the entire… — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was a very savvy character. His drinking and carousing, his charisma and intelligence... the things he did in Congress. He… — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
When you know your history, you have a better vision of where you're going. And, when you have that, there's no stopping you. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
I have people that have died from cancer and friends that are dealing with cancer. — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
I think most actors don't start out wanting to be either a lead or a character actor. You just really want to work, whatever… — Ron Cephas Jones Copy Share Image
My daughter gets a lot of her natural music ability from her mother because she's a world-class singer, also. — Ron Cephas Jones 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… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
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
