Here are some of my favourite Thought Provoking Quotes...
‘I have six men who serve me, They taught me all I know, Their names are what and why and when, And how and where and who.’
Rudyard Kipling
‘Music is always for the listener, but the first listener is the player.'
Wynton Marsalis
'Most troubles of the anxious player can be traced to a lack of routine and development.'
Claude Gordon
‘Don’t play your solo for too long, you never know whether the audience are applauding because they liked it or they’re glad you stopped.’ Art Blakey
'[When improvising] You should have a reconcilable system of thought.'
Charles Owens
'Organise your time, be creative, come up with stuff. Be productive. Look past school. We can teach and learn, teaching is circular.'
Wynton Marslis
'Learn to listen, listen to learn'
Jimmy Cobb
‘Music is the symbiosis of intellect & subjectivity’
Charles Owens
'You can't play at the music, you've got to play in the music.'
