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Stan Getz Quotes By Horace Silver: I had the house rhythm section at a

I had the house rhythm section at a club called the Sundown in Hartford. Stan Getz came up and played with us. — Horace Silver

Stan Getz Quotes By Cody Lundin: So I'm pampering myself to a homemade stone

So I'm pampering myself to a homemade stone pumice session, to sand down my feet because I'm worth it. — Cody Lundin

Stan Getz Quotes By A.W. Tozer: Every man must choose his world.

Every man must choose his world. — A.W. Tozer

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: You can read all the textbooks and listen

You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands;

I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I came from an era when we didn't

I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: There are four qualities essential to a great

There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: My dark sound could be heard across a

My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: As far as playing jazz, no other art

As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman

I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked

I had a 10-year heroin habit and kicked that. Then I became an alcoholic. I drank two fifth's a day. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Steven Redhead: Life gives you what you expect, what you

Life gives you what you expect, what you are prepared to put up with or can change. — Steven Redhead

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: Hearing myself so much all the time, I

Hearing myself so much all the time, I don't think I sound that special all the time because it's me. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: Records used to be documents, but now record

Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Louise Bourgeois: The spider is a repairer. If you bash

The spider is a repairer. If you bash into the web of a spider, she doesn't get mad. She weaves and repairs it. — Louise Bourgeois

Stan Getz Quotes By Jeremy Clarkson: Mix an anorexic body with a heart made

Mix an anorexic body with a heart made of pure fire and you are going to go with a savagery that's hard to explain. — Jeremy Clarkson

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I cannot play a lie. I have to

I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won't come out. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: The value of jazz still has to be

The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell

We recorded to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for

I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: You don't rehearse jazz to death to get

You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: Other than conversation, no other art form can

Other than conversation, no other art form can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction like Jazz. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Maggie Nelson: As if keening on your kneeswere somehow obsceneAs

As if keening on your knees
were somehow obscene
As if there were a control
so marvelous
you could teach it
to eat pain. — Maggie Nelson

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I've done some dastardly things but what can

I've done some dastardly things but what can I do except make amends and apologize? — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: If you like an instrument that sings, play

If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: I never have any trouble playing anything I

I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play. — Stan Getz

Stan Getz Quotes By Stan Getz: A good quartet is like a good conversation

A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas. — Stan Getz