I have more energy at the end than I do at the beginning. You can be so beat up that you can scarcely walk on stage but when you get to the piano the excitement kicks in, you forget about being tired. Dave Brubeck beatbeginend Change image and share on social
Jazz isn't dead yet. It's the underpinning of everything in this country. Whether it's a Broadway show, or fusion, or right on through classical music, if it's coming out of the U.S., it's not going to survive unless it's got some jazz influence. Dave Brubeck broadwayclassicalcome share on social
I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82. Dave Brubeck begingreatunderstand Change image and share on social
When I was first aware that I couldn't read music I didn't know I couldn't read because I could play the music that was in front of me. Dave Brubeck awarefrontmusic Change image and share on social
It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that this is the only instrument I can really feel happy about playing. Dave Brubeck feelgreathappy Change image and share on social
I was always very aware of drummers. My oldest brother Henry was a drummer, and he drummed on everything in the house from the kitchen sink to stovepipes. He was the first drummer in the Gil Evans Orchestra, so you've got to know how great he was. Dave Brubeck awarebrotherdrum share on social
I knew I wanted to write on religious themes when I was a GI in World War II. I saw and experienced so much violence that I thought I could express my outrage best with music. Dave Brubeck experienceexpressknow Change image and share on social
Jazz is about freedom within discipline. Usually a dictatorship like in Russia and Germany will prevent jazz from being played because it just seemed to represent freedom, democracy and the United States. Dave Brubeck democracydictatorshipdiscipline share on social
I'm always hoping for the nights that are inspired where you almost have an out of body experience. Dave Brubeck bodyexperiencehope Change image and share on social
When you start out with goals - mine were to play polytonally and polyrhythmically - you never exhaust that. I started doing that in the 1940s. It's still a challenge to discover what can be done with just those two elements. Dave Brubeck 1940schallengediscover share on social
