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Norman Granz

"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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Akshay Vasu

"Though times have changed, it's a nice surprise to see that youthful feeling of anti-war sentiment returning once more to the cobbled main streets of Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"Historians don't really like to carry on speculative debates, but you could certainly argue that the likelihood of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe was extremely, extremely low."

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Akshay Vasu

"I spent another six years in Europe covering sporting events such as the Tour de France."

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Akshay Vasu

"Aside from rabid Islamists, no one who wishes to be taken seriously can publicly say anything bad about the old Jews of Europe without sounding like reactionary troglodytes."

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Akshay Vasu

"The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over."

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Akshay Vasu

"We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well."

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Akshay Vasu

"Then, in 1983 I went on a very long concert tour all over Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe."

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Akshay Vasu

"Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind."

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Norman Granz
"I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now."

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Norman Granz
"I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas."

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Norman Granz
"If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers."

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Norman Granz
"My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire."

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Norman Granz
"My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business."

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Norman Granz
"As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy."

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Norman Granz
"You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way."

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Norman Granz
"I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it."

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Norman Granz
"I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan."

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Norman Granz
"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."

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