13 Duke Ellington Quotes on Art

Duke Ellington quotes on art

3. It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.

5. Roaming through the jungle of 'oohs' and 'ahs,' searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats.

6. If it sounds good, it IS good.

7. There's two kinds of music: good and bad. I like both.

9. Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.

10. By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.

15. I don't pursue anything. The only thing I always answer is my own impulse.

16. I like any and all of my associations with music- writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.

17. I live with music.

28. There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.

29. There is no art when one does something without intention.

30. You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.

31. Jazz is music-Swing is business.