Mose Allison
Mose Allison
Mose John Allison, Jr.is an American jazz blues pianist, singer and songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth11 November 1927
CountryUnited States of America
years ideas want
I've heard some tunes in recent years that were pretty close to that same idea. The idea was you turn on the radio and you want to hear some music and up comes a commercial.
music hard-work ideas
The idea was I'd never amount to anything in music, The theme there was that I was talented, but I wouldn't work hard enough to do anything with it.
song writing ideas
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line those lines would be suited to. As soon as I find the form I can finish the song in my head.
song thinking ideas
I'm always storing away phrases and ideas and things that I think might turn into songs.
ideas no-idea
I have no idea what I'm doin'. I've never seen me.
american-musician days people shows turned wish
These people that think I'm cynical, I wish they'd come to see my shows these days because I've turned into a comedian, practically.
american-musician gonna happen jazz knows nobody predict
I'm pretty much self-centered in that way. I don't try to predict what's gonna happen to jazz or anything like that. Nobody knows what jazz.
affected american-musician people
At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.
american-musician liked louis
Louis Jordan, I always liked him as well.
american-musician
I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.
american-musician
It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.
american-musician terrible
There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.
american-musician classical sort
Then I started listenin' a lot to classical composers. Piano works. Just to see what they were doin'. That sort of put me in a different groove to try to blend all that in.
american-musician
But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.