Book Quote by Stephane Grappelli

...I think of improvising as composing - fo me it's all about playing melodies. When I improvise, there's not a lot of real thinking…

— Robben Ford

I'm an improviser at heart, when I'm writing, I'm improvising in my head. When you're an improviser on stage, you can never be precious…

— Scot Armstrong

Improvisation is a great mystery. You play something, and you play an answer to it. Then you play something to wrap it up. Nothing…

— Jimmy Knepper

I want to be an improviser, and I've worked very hard at that. It's an art. You don't just play whatever comes into your…

— Neil Peart

Improvisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.

— Sonny Rollins

I always say that improvisation is the utterance of one's spirit, and it dictates your life experience, and that's how you find your concepts…

— Dianne Reeves

Successful improvisation is mostly a matter of taking your thoughts out of the equation, because thinking can keep the magic from happening. You have…

— Jimmy Herring

When you do improv, you're everything. You're a performer, writer, and director, because you're moving the scene in the direction you want it to…

— Rob Reiner

Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to…

— John Cale

I've always been into improvisation.

— Tommy Chong

Improvisation has been with me since I was a kid, and, taking a selfish pleasure from that, I just thought, "What the hell. It…

— Jamie Lidell

I love improv so much. Listening. I think that's the key. When you improvise, you put a lot of pressure on yourself to create,…

— Rob Riggle