If you ask any 10 people on the street if they have ever heard of Stan Kenton, he once said, only a couple of them will say, 'yes.' We have to try to get the other 8. And the only way I can see to do it is to make myself a personality and take my band along.
More Quotes from Stan Kenton:
I don't think you can replaces great themes. But I think people do want to hear fresh arrangements of them. They don't want to hear them played the same way all the time.Stan Kenton
Some of the wise boys who say my music is loud, blatant and that's all should see the faces of the kids who have driven a hundred miles through the snow to see the band... to stand in front of the bandstand in an ecstasy all their own.
Stan Kenton
Whenever you play dance music, it serves a function. It becomes a utility; you have to worry about the tempos and what you're going to play for people. But when you're playing for listening, you're free.
Stan Kenton
Nostalgia's the most commercial commodity there is today I believe it's true all over the world.
Stan Kenton
Drew would run through a brick wall for (Temples). When he asked him to put his hand down, he didn't hesitate. I think it's the reason why he's playing college football, because he put his hand down.
Stan Kenton
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