Quote #27
The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
More from Duke Ellington
- Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
- There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.
- Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
- There is no art when one does something without intention.
- My biggest kick in music-playing or writing-is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
- You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.
- My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
- Jazz is music-Swing is business.