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Stan Getz Quotes

Hearing myself so much all the time, I don’t think I sound that special all the time because it’s me Picture Quote #1

I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth’s a day Picture Quote #1

I’m a recovered alcoholic. I don’t do anything anymore, but those things, those things take away ... You’re a different personality completely when you take those. For those who are really chemically dependent on anything, it’s not you Picture Quote #1

I learn something new every day - to edit, to take out all the extraneous matter and stress form, logic, and content. I try to play beautiful music Picture Quote #1

There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence Picture Quote #1

I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth’s a day Picture Quote #1

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As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction Picture Quote #1

Hearing myself so much all the time, I don’t think I sound that special all the time because it’s me Picture Quote #1

I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played Picture Quote #1

I learn something new every day Picture Quote #1

I never consciously tried to conceive of what my sound should be Picture Quote #1

We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records Picture Quote #1

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You don’t rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles Picture Quote #1

Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product Picture Quote #1

I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands Picture Quote #1

We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it’s beautiful, not necessarily commercial Picture Quote #1

The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception. All you can do is play melody. No matter how complicated it gets, it’s still a melody Picture Quote #1

I’ve always regretted the fact that I’ve never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music Picture Quote #1

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I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play Picture Quote #1

A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas Picture Quote #1

I compulsively reach for perfection in music, often at the expense of everything else in my life Picture Quote #1

I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won’t come out Picture Quote #1

The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul Picture Quote #1

You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you Picture Quote #1

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The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body Picture Quote #1

My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room Picture Quote #1

If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it’s like the human voice Picture Quote #1

I came from an era when we didn’t use electronic instruments. The bass wasn’t even amplified. The sound was the sound you got Picture Quote #1

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Hearing myself so much all the time, I don’t think I sound that special all the time because it’s me. (Stan Getz Quotes) I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth’s a day. (Stan Getz Quotes) I’m a recovered alcoholic. I don’t do anything anymore, but those things, those things take away ... You’re a different personality completely when you take those. For those who are really chemically dependent on anything, it’s not you (Stan Getz Quotes) I learn something new every day - to edit, to take out all the extraneous matter and stress form, logic, and content. I try to play beautiful music (Stan Getz Quotes) There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence (Stan Getz Quotes) I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth’s a day (Stan Getz Quotes) As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction (Stan Getz Quotes) Hearing myself so much all the time, I don’t think I sound that special all the time because it’s me (Stan Getz Quotes) I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played (Stan Getz Quotes) I learn something new every day (Stan Getz Quotes) I never consciously tried to conceive of what my sound should be (Stan Getz Quotes) We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records (Stan Getz Quotes) You don’t rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles (Stan Getz Quotes) Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product (Stan Getz Quotes) I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands (Stan Getz Quotes) We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it’s beautiful, not necessarily commercial (Stan Getz Quotes) The saxophone is actually a translation of the human voice, in my conception. All you can do is play melody. No matter how complicated it gets, it’s still a melody (Stan Getz Quotes) I’ve always regretted the fact that I’ve never formally studied and learned the mechanics of writing music (Stan Getz Quotes) I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play (Stan Getz Quotes) A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas (Stan Getz Quotes) I compulsively reach for perfection in music, often at the expense of everything else in my life (Stan Getz Quotes) I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won’t come out (Stan Getz Quotes) The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul (Stan Getz Quotes) You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you (Stan Getz Quotes) The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body (Stan Getz Quotes) My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room (Stan Getz Quotes) If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it’s like the human voice (Stan Getz Quotes) I came from an era when we didn’t use electronic instruments. The bass wasn’t even amplified. The sound was the sound you got (Stan Getz Quotes)