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"But it becomes disrespectful when the artist's process is not respected."

"Being a cover artist is not like being a real artist. That's just copying what someone else did."

"I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit down and do an accurate portrait of anyone."
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"Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That's because they haven't been exposed enough."

"Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent."

"I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade."

"I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with."

"I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create."

"There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being presented by my own, personal standards."

"In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland."
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