Famous Quotes & Sayings

DJ Jazzy Jeff

And more than anything, I like the improvisation of jazz. That's the same thing with DJ-ing. There's so much improvisation you can do with cuttin' and scratchin' that's reminiscent of jazz music, because it's all about how you feel. You're capturing a vibe and just going with it.

Dexter Gordon

Jazz to me is a living music.

David Sanborn

You never get it figured out. You just keep playing.

Jane Asher

I do find modern jazz quite tricky.

Jan Garbarek

There's a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I've moved away from that.

Chris Carter

I love jazz and funk, because it's hard. If it's not hard, it's not worth doing.

Cassandra Wilson

Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz.

Charlie Parker

You've got to learn your instrument.

Charles Mingus

Jazz is the language of the emotions.

Dan Stevens

I don't know much about my biological background.

Beck

Whatever you do has to be commercial and it can't be too distracting - it has to be background music, basically.

Coco Lee

I was bred and raised in a multi-cultural music background.

J. I. Packer

N.T. Wright foregrounds what the Bible backgrounds, and backgrounds what the Bible foregrounds

Jodie Foster

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

Helen Thomas

I'm of Arab background.

Piper Perabo

I was glad to have had some dance background because some of the dances are pretty wild.