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Mose Allison Quotes

I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old Picture Quote #1

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years Picture Quote #1

I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and do that every night. Just see where it goes Picture Quote #1

I’m always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs Picture Quote #1

I have no idea what I’m doin’. I’ve never seen me Picture Quote #1

I was taking chemical engineering. But I went into the army after that. When I came out of the army, I was a different person. I met a lot of good jazz players in the army Picture Quote #1

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There’s a few tunes of mine that don’t have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere Picture Quote #1

I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line those lines would be suited to. As soon as I find the form I can finish the song in my head Picture Quote #1

You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to write on that has all the elements of what I’m tring to do. And I’m working on it. I’m always working on it Picture Quote #1

I don’t sit down to write a song; they just come to me from something that somebody says, or something in the news. The punchline comes to me, and I go over it in my head and get the song form. I hadn’t been doing that a lot Picture Quote #1

I’m not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I’m pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don’t listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me Picture Quote #1

I’m improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least Picture Quote #1

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I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own and stopped taking music lessons. I never could read music very well, but I’ve still been doing it Picture Quote #1

I never thought I was playing black music. I was just playing music, the stuff I liked. I sang blues at parties and things when I was a kid Picture Quote #1

I’ve heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial Picture Quote #1

I’m happy whenever anybody does my material. I don’t care what they do with it. I do what I want to with other people’s songs Picture Quote #1

I don’t care what anyone does, as long as they go through the copyright office Picture Quote #1

At this point, I don’t listen to other people too much. I’m not really that affected by anyone Picture Quote #1

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I can’t judge my own stuff. That’s for others. But those are the three things that I admire Picture Quote #1

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good Picture Quote #1

I’ve been able to do pretty well. I don’t work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I’m still working over 100 nights a year, so that’s good for me Picture Quote #1

As far as I’m concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality Picture Quote #1

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I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old (Mose Allison Quotes) I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years (Mose Allison Quotes) I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and do that every night. Just see where it goes (Mose Allison Quotes) I’m always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs (Mose Allison Quotes) I have no idea what I’m doin’. I’ve never seen me (Mose Allison Quotes) I was taking chemical engineering. But I went into the army after that. When I came out of the army, I was a different person. I met a lot of good jazz players in the army (Mose Allison Quotes) There’s a few tunes of mine that don’t have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere (Mose Allison Quotes) I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line those lines would be suited to. As soon as I find the form I can finish the song in my head (Mose Allison Quotes) You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to write on that has all the elements of what I’m tring to do. And I’m working on it. I’m always working on it (Mose Allison Quotes) I don’t sit down to write a song; they just come to me from something that somebody says, or something in the news. The punchline comes to me, and I go over it in my head and get the song form. I hadn’t been doing that a lot (Mose Allison Quotes) I’m not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I’m pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don’t listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me (Mose Allison Quotes) I’m improvising all the time. Everything I do is improvised. On the piano, at least (Mose Allison Quotes) I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own and stopped taking music lessons. I never could read music very well, but I’ve still been doing it (Mose Allison Quotes) I never thought I was playing black music. I was just playing music, the stuff I liked. I sang blues at parties and things when I was a kid (Mose Allison Quotes) I’ve heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial (Mose Allison Quotes) I’m happy whenever anybody does my material. I don’t care what they do with it. I do what I want to with other people’s songs (Mose Allison Quotes) I don’t care what anyone does, as long as they go through the copyright office (Mose Allison Quotes) At this point, I don’t listen to other people too much. I’m not really that affected by anyone (Mose Allison Quotes) I can’t judge my own stuff. That’s for others. But those are the three things that I admire (Mose Allison Quotes) But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good (Mose Allison Quotes) I’ve been able to do pretty well. I don’t work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I’m still working over 100 nights a year, so that’s good for me (Mose Allison Quotes) As far as I’m concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality (Mose Allison Quotes)

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