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Some people think I'm a rock 'n' roll musician and some think I'm a jazz musician but, for me, there is no difference.
Georgie Fame
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In my view a jazz musician is a great musician.


Michael Parkinson
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The worst thing about the life of a jazz musician on the road is getting to the gig. Once you're there and playing, it's marvelous.
Dave Brubeck
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I'm not saying that in order to be a great jazz musician you have to be a great classical pianist first. But I am saying that it makes things easier when you can get around the instrument, and you have some idea of how to approach the various hurdles.
Aaron Diehl
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Some people are born mediocre, some people achieve mediocrity, and some people have mediocrity thrust upon them.
Joseph Heller
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My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented!
Gaspard Ulliel
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I don't think I've ever been true to jazz. There's always a kind of jazz element to what I do. There are a very few genres that I haven't tried out, really, in what I've been doing. As a jazz musician, you can kind of mess about with things with a certain level of musicianship, which helps.
Jamie Cullum
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The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a risk, and I was never confident that I could ever make a full-time living being a musician, but I had to try. Initially, I worked as a jazz musician in pubs or with bands.
Manfred Mann
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Some people don't like competition because it makes them work harder, better.


Drew Carey
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After this whole acting thing is over and done, you eventually have to be human. Some people are never human. It's very weird.
Joe Rogan
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I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician.


Dave Van Ronk
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My father is a jazz musician, so I grew up hearing jazz. My parents loved it, but I didn't like it. It went on for too long. Yes, I had certain teachers that really inspired me, like Danny Barker, and John Longo. And I had no idea that I would have any impact on jazz.
Wynton Marsalis
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Jazz has been such a force in music, that any musician, including classical composers, have been influenced, and obviously performers, also.
Yo-Yo Ma
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Some people are natural beauties, some have great style, but sometimes it comes from talent. Take Kate Winslet: I was listening to her speech at the Golden Globes. That woman has so much intensity. She's amazing to watch and to listen to. With some people, it can even be their voice that makes them attractive.
Mary-Kate Olsen
I became a professional musician and played all kinds of music. I played bluegrass, I played classical music, and for many years, I played jazz.
Terry Teachout
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Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.


Nancy Gibbs
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I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies.
Sutton Foster
The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.
Ben Whishaw
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Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people won't.


Stephen Mangan
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I think there are some people who are just kind of born to create drama and then capitalise on it.


Eddie Cibrian
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