In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation. A jazz musician, if he plays someone else's song, has a responsibility to make a distinct and original statement.

Quote by Todd Boyd

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I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

Frankly I love the word 'nigga.' It is my favorite word in the English language...

Frankly I love the word 'nigga.' It is my favorite word in the English language...

Hip Hop offers new ways of seeing and understanding what it means to be black...

Hip Hop offers new ways of seeing and understanding what it means to be black...

The new-school hip-hop generation exists with a mandate to 'keep it real'; this has to...

The new-school hip-hop generation exists with a mandate to 'keep it real'; this has to...

Music is an ecstasy that satisfies the deepest desires and emotions in my body and...

Music is an ecstasy that satisfies the deepest desires and emotions in my body and...

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

I wish I was a rapper. There are certainly times when I wish I could...

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

If you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be...

If you tell folks you're a college student, folks are so impressed. You can be...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit.

Culture, with us, ends in headache

Culture, with us, ends in headache

People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to...

People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to...

When the Dodgers left, it was not only a loss of a team, it was...

When the Dodgers left, it was not only a loss of a team, it was...

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

Culture is the habit of being pleased with the best and knowing why

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of...

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of...

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of deeds,...

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of deeds,...

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but...

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass-you don't see it, but...

It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil...

It is so stupid of modern civilization to have given up believing in the devil...

It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact...

It is the mark of the cultured man that he is aware of the fact...

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...

Bach is the supreme genius of music... This man, who knows everything and feels everything,...