My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.

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You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done...

You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done...

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to...

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to...

When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I...

When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I...

For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.

For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the...

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the...

I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all.

I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all.

There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough...

There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough...

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years...

I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years...

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television...

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television...

Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does...

Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does...

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue...

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue...

If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers.

If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers.

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I...

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I...

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many...

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many...

Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis...

Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis...

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and...

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and...

The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour...

The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour...

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence...

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence...

I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.

I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.