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Oscar Peterson quotes

Canadian Musician August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007

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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument..."
I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea. Oscar Peterson
I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played for as long a time as Coleman Hawkins records or Brahms concertos. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know..."
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz. Oscar Peterson
Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing. Oscar Peterson
Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million..."
I don't do something because I think it will sell 30 million albums. I couldn't care less. If it sells one, it sells one. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "I play as I feel."
I play as I feel. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top..."
We're not like pop musicians who have to perform the same top ten tunes every night of a tour. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "I have no one style."
I have no one style. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "If you have something to say of any worth then people will..."
If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "It's the group sound that's important, even when you're..."
It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo. Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson quote: "I am the worlds laziest writer."
I am the worlds laziest writer. Oscar Peterson

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