Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Pierce

Kelsey plays the piano, and he's also a tremendous singer. I'm classically trained, and he's more of a jazz improvisatory pianist. So, we don't usually sit down and play together.

Claude Nobs

I was working in the local tourist office and I said to the manager, 'We should do something to make Montreux known in America. Let's do a jazz festival!

John Reynolds

I do a lot (of business) with local jazz players.

Robert Quine

After I exhausted the blues thing, I got into jazz.

Van Morrison

I just can't stand it [ jazz/rock]. It just doesn't sound right to me. It doesn't hit me...it doesn't get me...it just doesn't grab me.

Wynton Marsalis

Jazz music creates so many phenomenal figures.

Wynton Marsalis

Louis Armstrong is jazz. He represents what the music is all about.

Ben Jaffe

They're not carpenters. There's not a lot of need for jazz trombone players in Shreveport, La.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin' and scratchin' that's reminiscent of jazz music, because it's all about how you feel. You're capturing a vibe and just going with it.

Travis Barker

I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I`m just going to fly them out and let them hang. It`s all good.

William Saroyan

I used to throw things out, saying, 'This isn't great.' It didn't occur to me that it didn't have to be great.

Walt Kelly

Women aren't as mere as they used to be.

Yogi Berra

The future isn't what is used to be.

Jonathan Tropper

The future just isn't what it used to be

Kevin Bacon

If I'm in a situation where someone doesn't recognize me and treats me like everyone else, I'm not used to it.

Jonathan Swift

Tis nothing when you are used to it.

Harvey Mackay

Knowledge is not power unless it is used.

Malcolm X

I Used the Word 'Negro' and I was Firmly Corrected