When Buddy played, he played all out, all the time. It was a wonder he didn't keel over and die before he did.
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A little bit of this, a little bit of that. I never had any specific style.
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I always smoked cigars. I've smoked cigars with everybody in show business.
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He could belt out traditional blues and jazz with the best of them, but -- to the dismay of jazz purists -- he would also record pop tunes that sold millions of albums. I'm a pop commercial musician, and I've got a successful format, ... If you have the ability to perform your musical idea, you become a good jazz player.
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