Sonny Rollins quotes - page 2

I think music should be judged on what it is. It should be very high and above everything else. It is a beautiful way of bringing people together, a little bit of an oasis in this messed-up world. (Sonny Rollins)
I simply want to reach a level where I will never cease to make progress. . . . So that, even the bad evenings, I may never be bad enough to despair. View quote
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I am interested in my music lasting only while I'm alive. I'm not writing for the future. View quote
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America is deeply rooted in Negro culture its colloquialisms its humor its music. View quote
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Charlie Parker stuck out in my mind. View quote
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How ironic that the Negro, who more than any other people can claim America's culture as his own, is being persecuted and repressed that the Negro, who has exemplified the humanities in his very existence, is being rewarded with inhumanity. View quote
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