Paul Desmond quotes

Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught. (Paul Desmond)
I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was. View quote
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Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over New York City, and somebody says, `Let's call Desmond,' and somebody else says,'Why bother? He's probably home reading the Encyclopedia Britannica. View quote
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I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini. View quote
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I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast. View quote
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Not for me. If I want to tune everybody out, I just take off my glasses and enjoy the haze. View quote
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I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age. View quote
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I have won several prizes as the world's slowest alto player, as well as a special award in 1961 for quietness. View quote
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I could only write at the beach, and I kept getting sand in my typewriter. View quote
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It's like living in a house where everything's painted red. View quote
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I hate the way he writes. I kind of love the way he lives, though. (Paul Desmond)
Well, that I'm not playing better. View quote
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We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later years they'd say, 'Oh', which amounts to the same thing. View quote
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You're beginning to sound like a cross between David Frost and David Susskind, and that is a cross I cannot bear. View quote
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