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Stan Getz Quotes

Stan Getz quotes

American Musician February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991

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My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often - in fact, mostly - at the expense of everything else in my life. Stan Getz
Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice. Stan Getz
Stan Getz quote: "A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends..."
A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas. Stan Getz
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
Stan Getz quote: "If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At..."
If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Stan Getz
Stan Getz quote: "You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles."
You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles. Stan Getz
Stan Getz quote: "As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than..."
As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction. Stan Getz
Stan Getz quote: "I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands."
I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands. Stan Getz
Stan Getz quote: "I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much."
I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much. Stan Getz
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
Stan Getz quote: "You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records,..."
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
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
Stan Getz quote: "Records used to be documents, but now record companies want..."
Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product. Stan Getz

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