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Artie Shaw Quotes

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars Picture Quote #1

Benny Goodman plays the clarinet. I play music Picture Quote #1

An artist should write for himself and not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away Picture Quote #1

When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn’t talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the subject, he said ‘But that’s what we have in common. We both play clarinet.’ I said, ‘No, Benny, that’s where we’re different. You play clarinet, I play music.’ Picture Quote #1

You run into a party and [a] woman comes up to you. She’s the most beautiful creature you ever saw - Ava Gardner - and says, I like you and why don’t we get together? What are you going to say, No? You’d have to be an idiot. She was an incredible creature Picture Quote #1

‘Swing’ is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a ‘swing band’ in music Picture Quote #1

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You have no idea of the people I didn’t marry Picture Quote #1

I did all you can do with a clarinet. Any more would have been less Picture Quote #1

Any more would have been less Picture Quote #1

You have no idea of the women I didn’t marry Picture Quote #1

An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself Picture Quote #1

I was really running a music school back then, because my band wasn’t making any money. I keep talking about money, because most people don’t understand the part of money in running a band Picture Quote #1

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That’s the clarinet I used to use... but it’s just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it and they put these clumsy keys on it and you’re supposed to try to take that and manipulate it with throat muscles and chops... and try to make something happen that never happened before. And when you do, you never forget it. It beats sex, it beats anything Picture Quote #1

Jazz was born out of the whiskey bottle, was raised on marijiana, and will expire on cocaine Picture Quote #1

The good old days are neither better nor worse than the ones we’re living through right now Picture Quote #1

If you don’t see the wonder in the most ordinary phenomenon, you’re not going to resonate very much Picture Quote #1

I can’t understand guys who just have to have your autograph. What do you do when you get home, take it out and look at it? Picture Quote #1

An artist should write for himself and not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away Picture Quote #1

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I like the music. I love it and live it in fact. But for me the business part of music just plain stinks Picture Quote #1

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Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among the stars (Artie Shaw Quotes) Benny Goodman plays the clarinet. I play music (Artie Shaw Quotes) An artist should write for himself and not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away. (Artie Shaw Quotes) When I first met Benny Goodman he wouldn’t talk about anything but clarinets, mouthpieces, reeds, etc. When I tried to change the subject, he said ‘But that’s what we have in common. We both play clarinet.’ I said, ‘No, Benny, that’s where we’re different. You play clarinet, I play music.’ (Artie Shaw Quotes) You run into a party and [a] woman comes up to you. She’s the most beautiful creature you ever saw - Ava Gardner - and says, I like you and why don’t we get together? What are you going to say, No? You’d have to be an idiot. She was an incredible creature. (Artie Shaw Quotes) ‘Swing’ is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a ‘swing band’ in music (Artie Shaw Quotes) You have no idea of the people I didn’t marry (Artie Shaw Quotes) I did all you can do with a clarinet. Any more would have been less (Artie Shaw Quotes) Any more would have been less (Artie Shaw Quotes) You have no idea of the women I didn’t marry (Artie Shaw Quotes) An entertainer pleases others while an artist only has to please himself (Artie Shaw Quotes) I was really running a music school back then, because my band wasn’t making any money. I keep talking about money, because most people don’t understand the part of money in running a band (Artie Shaw Quotes) That’s the clarinet I used to use... but it’s just a piece of wood, you know, with holes in it and they put these clumsy keys on it and you’re supposed to try to take that and manipulate it with throat muscles and chops... and try to make something happen that never happened before. And when you do, you never forget it. It beats sex, it beats anything (Artie Shaw Quotes) Jazz was born out of the whiskey bottle, was raised on marijiana, and will expire on cocaine (Artie Shaw Quotes) The good old days are neither better nor worse than the ones we’re living through right now (Artie Shaw Quotes) If you don’t see the wonder in the most ordinary phenomenon, you’re not going to resonate very much (Artie Shaw Quotes) I can’t understand guys who just have to have your autograph. What do you do when you get home, take it out and look at it? (Artie Shaw Quotes) An artist should write for himself and not for an audience. If the audience likes it, great. If not, they can keep away (Artie Shaw Quotes) I like the music. I love it and live it in fact. But for me the business part of music just plain stinks (Artie Shaw Quotes)