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John Philip Sousa quotes

American Musician November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932

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From childhood I was passionately fond of music and wanted to be a musician. I have no recollection of any real desire ever to be anything else. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "No nation as young as America can be expected to become..."
No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts. John Philip Sousa
To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "Sincere composers believe in God."
Sincere composers believe in God. John Philip Sousa
There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "I can almost always write music; at any hour of the..."
I can almost always write music; at any hour of the twenty-four, if I put pencil to paper, music comes. John Philip Sousa
I still feel the impulse to give young writers a hearing, and I believe I have played more unpublished compositions than any other band leader in the country. John Philip Sousa
There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience! John Philip Sousa
I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "My religion lies in my composition."
My religion lies in my composition. John Philip Sousa
Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer"
You can't drive a Spike with a Tack Hammer John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet..."
Jazz will endure as long as people hear it through their feet instead of their brains John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution,..."
The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape. John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa quote: "The average music-lover hears only the production under..."
The average music-lover hears only the production under prevailing conditions. John Philip Sousa

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