George Shearing Quotes

"When people ask me how is it I was a musician, I facetiously say that I'm a firm believer in reincarnation and in a previous life I was Johann Sebastian Bach's guide dog." - George Shearing

Charles Mingus Quotes

"I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony orchestras, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Stravinsky. You don't listen to one instrument; you listen to music." - Charles Mingus

Sun Ra Quotes

"Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power." - Sun Ra

Nina Simone Quotes

"Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world." - Nina Simone

Charles Mingus Quotes

"Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can play weird; that's easy. What's hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." - Charles Mingus