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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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"Imitation is the sincerest form of pain."
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"Imitation is the sincerest form of television."
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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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"Imitation cannot go above its model."
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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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"Some people spend the best part of their lives living the dreams of others."
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"Imitation is a necessity of human nature."
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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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"The opponents of this process have always tried to vilify westernization as a poor imitation."
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"Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those who we cannot resemble."
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"Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention."
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"When I found the music of Monk I finally found music that fit that horn. Every one of his tunes fit it perfectly."
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"I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination."
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"People don't want to suffer. They want to sound good immediately, and this is one of the biggest problems in the world."
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"Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk."
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"You can work on the saxophone alone, but ultimately you must perform with others."
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"If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die."
Music
"They call me before they go into production, when they have a prototype, and they call legitimate saxophonists, too. As opposed to the other kind."
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"If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up."
People
"Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I didn't know that at first."
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