Joe Zawinul quotes
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“I am an improviser, ... I improvise music. Whatever you want to call it all, it is all improvised music. I may capture it and go back and write it down for others, but it was originally improvised.”
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“Music is not everything in life. If a young musician looks at it that way, then he can just play his instrument like putting a nail into a wall.”
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“But I end up with these bands who have players from literally all over the world.”
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“Music can't save the world, but can make one a little calmer.”
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“There is no luck; you've got to make your luck. You've got to always be prepared-without trying to.”
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“Simply the best! Great music, extremely entertaining.”
-- Joe Zawinul
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Source : What to Listen for in Music (1939) ch. 2
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Source : Aaron Copland, Richard Kostelanetz (2004). “Aaron Copland: A Reader : Selected Writings 1923-1972”, p.32, Psychology Press
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“The most difficult and complicated part of the writing process is the beginning.”
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“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.”
Source : A. J. Liebling (2005). “Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer”, p.27, Macmillan
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Source : "The Meaning of Life and Other Essays" by A.J. Ayer, ("The Meaning of Life"), 1990.
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“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”
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