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
night years feels
I didn't feel anything [frustraiting]. I just kept working 110 or 120 nights a year.
years sound inspired
I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't listen to music anymore. It all sounds the same to me.
years concerts nightclubs
So I'm in my 51st year of playin' mostly nightclubs. I do some concerts.
night years able
I've been able to do pretty well. I don't work as many consecutive nights as I used to, but I'm still working over 100 nights a year, so that's good for me.
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.
teacher years piano
I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own and stopped taking music lessons. I never could read music very well, but I've still been doing it.
song years
I sang and wrote songs when I was 12 years old.
years certain type
I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.
years crowds
I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.
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.