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"When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now."
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"To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation, namely an imitation of its opposite."
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"I'm a very big Notorious B.I.G. fan and I do an imitation of him that always cracks everybody up."
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"When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now."
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"The worldly life has persisted due to imitation of worldly movements and by opposing them, one becomes free."
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"Imitation cannot go above its model."
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"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble."
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"The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation."
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"Imitation is a necessity of human nature."
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"Some people spend the best part of their lives living the dreams of others."
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"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
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"You have to sound sad first of all, then maybe later you can sound good."
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"It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up."
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"I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New York on the radio."
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"I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music."
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"I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone."
Love
"The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music."
Music
"When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly."
Music
"I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete."
Music
"The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk. It happened with anybody who is really original."
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"When I came up, it was all about originality and collective research. There is an awful lot of imitation going on now."
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