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Marian McPartland Quotes

Marian McPartland quotes

English Musician March 21, 1918

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I love to play in the different keys like B or F sharp, or keys that most people don't play in, because they have a better resonance or something. I'm really not fond of F and C. I just stay away from those if I can. Marian McPartland
So I have a friend who works for me once a week. She's got e-mail, so anybody that must send an e-mail, they send it to her and she faxes it to me. Sounds like a long way of doing things, but it works for me. Marian McPartland
Baldwin is sort of getting to be a bit funny. I don't know what happened, but a few years ago they suddenly went bankrupt and Gibson bought the whole outfit. Since then they haven't seemed to be doing an awfully good job of providing pianos. Marian McPartland
I'm trying to get the record that I made at my birthday party last year, trying to get that out, and the lawyers are diddling around with it and it probably won't be out until next year. I don't know. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but..."
I'm not too fond of changing things into waltzes, but sometimes that works. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be..."
As long as I can still be on my own and do my own thing and be working full time, it's great. Marian McPartland
My hands look terrible but I can do anything I want to do, so, you know, I just think I'm playing all around with more good taste and not dashing up and down the piano. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "I'd just as soon be on a good Steinway or Yamaha just as well."
I'd just as soon be on a good Steinway or Yamaha just as well. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "There are a million good tunes."
There are a million good tunes. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "Boy, I'm just quietly doing my thing, and I hope they'll look..."
Boy, I'm just quietly doing my thing, and I hope they'll look around and get my record out. Marian McPartland
That's something Mary Lou Williams used to tell me: If you're not feeling right about what you're doing and you play a minor tune it all comes back, falls into place. I don't know if that's true, but I do it. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything,..."
Nowadays it seems to me nobody takes trouble about anything, especially writing songs. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are..."
Although I do feel that with a show like ours we ourselves are getting a lot more young listeners at concerts. Marian McPartland
It's awful to have to, but I've started thinking about that, you know. 86. I'm thinking, well, maybe I might make it to 90. At least I'd like to have my brains. Marian McPartland
Marian McPartland quote: "Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with..."
Well it's because the record companies are pumping away with their commercial stuff. I think it's a shame. Marian McPartland

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