Duke Ellington Quotes on Creativity
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Playing 'Bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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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.
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I don't pursue anything. The only thing I always answer is my own impulse.
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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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?