Rufus Reid quotes

Rufus Reid quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“It's great to hear someone really care for the soprano saxophone.”
-- Rufus Reid

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“Jeri Brown is a rare breed, who can not only produce a wonderful sound, which is expected from a singer, but can also be extremely creative and has the audacity to musically understand all that she is doing.”
-- Rufus Reid

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“You've got to have fun playing. It bothers me when players don't seem to be enjoying themselves, even when they play an incredible improvisation.”
-- Rufus Reid

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“FANTASTIC! There is such clarity and so much humor in Stetchâ€™s playing! I have always loved that about him.”
-- Rufus Reid

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“So I'm looking to the saxophone as a resource which has its own unique set of possibilities. I'm looking to exploit them and develop them and have the fullest range of possibilities of the saxophone be known.”
“I have not practiced saxophone since 1980. I mean, not one note. I do not pick it up in my house, and that's the end of it.”
“It's great to hear someone really care for the soprano saxophone.”
“You are mine. Do you hear me? You are mine, Della Sloane. I will take care of you. Nothing is taking you away from me. Nothing.”

Source : Abbi Glines (2013). “Twisted Perfection: A Rosemary Beach Novel”, p.207, Simon and Schuster
“Care for him who shall have borne the battle”
“No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself.”
“I think that 'The Sopranos' uses music incredibly well.”
“I was a boy soprano. I had a natural kind of voice and then trained it after my voice changed.”
“I was a huge 'Sopranos' fan, obviously.”

Source : Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. March 26, 2008.
“Not to toot our own horn, but when 'The Sopranos' was on, it was as good as any movie that was coming out in the theater. I think that goes for a lot of shows today.”

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