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"I was blessed to work with The Jazz Messengers when the two piano players were Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea."
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"During half a century of literary work, I have endeavoured to introduce the philosophy of evolution into the sphere of literature, and to inspire my readers to think in evolutionary terms."
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"The only work I did for the next five years after splitting from Vincent was work I'd already lined up."
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"I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber."
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"I've done my best to work from a place of humility - always looking over your shoulder saying, "Does this suck?" and I think that's a good way to work. The other way to work is where you start to think, "I'm on fire, I'm amazing!" and I don't think that's the way to work."
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"Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow."
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"Every day I work at not taking this fame thing seriously. Fortunately I have a great group of friends who help me do this."
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"Very often out of adversity that's when the best work comes."
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"And uh, I'm glad that I still have my hands and my eyes to work with."
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"If people aren't in sync, things won't work out well."
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"Two points that are very important points to remember and ask: Is it real and does it work?"
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"With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's a whole other kind of energy."
People
"What's happened - in our country, anyhow - is that the young people have shied away from the formality of the concert hall, that tie - and - tails philharmonic image."
People
"Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them."
Music
"My music has always been strong in melodic content."
Music
"I have been recording for five decades now."
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"Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes."
Jazz
"I made many studio albums and I think the danger of studio recording is that if you do not watch out, you come out with a perfectly sterile performance."
Performance
"To do it always right, that is what music is to me."
Music
"Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free from."
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"Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best."
Writing
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