Quotes about Duke Ellington
" In the Royalty of american music,no man swings more or stands higher than the duke." - President Richard Nixion
" The wit, taste, intelligence that duke Ellington Brought to his music have made him, in the eyes of millions of people both here abroud,America's foremost composer." _ President Richard Nixion
" Duke Elington did not want to sound like anyone else; he wanted to sound himself" - novelist John Edward Mury
"He has nurtured the reputation he has made for always being late, because it allows him the freedom to time his entrance to suit his sense of drama....In our years of recording togeather, I'v know Duke to arrive an hour early, two hours late, and at every point between these two extremes. I have never know him to arrive anywhere at the wrong moment." artist Irving Townsend 
Quaotes By Duke Elington
" I am a band leader and i am a composer."
" My Biggest kick in music-playing or writing is when i have a problem.With out a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything."
" I'm a Telephone freak, the greatest invetion since peanut brittle."
"I like any and all of my associations with music-writing, playing, and listing. We write and play from our perspectives, and the audience listens from its perspectives.if and when we agree,i am lucky."
"I am not a teacher."
" I'm the wordls Worse Disciplinarian. There's too much responsibility in being a leader! You to have the dignity and authority of a leader, and thats all
"There is no art when one does something with out intention."
"I don't pursue anything. The only thing i Always answer is my own impulse."
"I don't belive in catagories of any kind, and when you speak of problems between balcks and whites in the U.S.A you are referring to categories again."
"Self-discipline, as a Virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone." |
