Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
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in recognition of his musical genius, which evoked aesthetically the principles of democracy through the medium of jazz and thus made an indelible contribution to art and culture.Duke Ellington
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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My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
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Playing "bop" is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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My mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of -- or reincarnated from -- royalty is nothing Like being blessed. Royalty is inherited from another human being blessedness comes from God.
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