To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel - not the way others think you should feel. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes artist feel play
Because when we are right there is not a band in the world that can touch us! Don Ellis bandtouchworld Change image and share on social
On those long notes behind the trumpet solo, if anyone lets his mind wander for a minute he is dead. Don Ellis deadletlong Change image and share on social
I expect the audience to come up to my level. I am not interested in compromising my music to make it palatable to an assumed sub-standard mass. Don Ellis assumeaudiencecompromise Change image and share on social
I don't think they're going to pay me to play Mufasa. Keith David mufasapayplay Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social