To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you feel special about yourself then you're going to play special.

Quote by Benny Goodman

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I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying,...

I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying,...

After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the...

After you've done all the work and prepared as much as you can, what the...

One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep...

One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep...

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments.

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments.

I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas...

I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas...

Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as...

Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as...

Some of the overflow audience actually sat on the stage.

Some of the overflow audience actually sat on the stage.

That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put...

That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put...

As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way,...

As soon as it was understood that we could handle things in our own way,...

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

If a guy's got it, let him give it. I'm selling music, not prejudice.

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...

I think all the boys that write the screaming stuff would write the best love...

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...

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it,...

Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it,...

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.

A song will outlive all sermons in the memory.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in...

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

Nothing is more singular about this generation than its addiction to music.

My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name...

My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name...

Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even...

Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even...