Steve Lacy Quotes - Page 2

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• Saxophone is one thing, and music is another.

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  Saxophone, Music Is, One Thing

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• Make the drummer sound good.

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  Sound, Crafts, Drummer

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• What I learned with Cecil Taylor was strategy and survival and how to resist temptations and resist getting discouraged.

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  Temptation, Survival, Strategy

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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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  Crazy, Stupid, Years

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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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  Horny, Tunes, Fit

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• I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

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  Music, New Orleans, Jazz

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• Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways.

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  Grateful, Different, Way

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• I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.

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  Pianist, Wanted

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• You must have the music to justify an instrument's extensive use.

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  Use, Instruments, Justify

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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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  Years, Imagination, Up To You

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• A young pianist & composer who has demonstrated an exceptional creativity, in both his playing & his writing, as well as showing us all, his very strong commitment & motivation to aim for high musical goals. Talent like his is rare.

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  Strong, Motivation, Writing

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• Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register.

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  Important, Sound, Certain

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• 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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  Trying, Firsts, Saxophone

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• I still love the whole history of Jazz. The old things sound better than ever.

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  Music, Old Things, Sound

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