Showing posts with label Old Age. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Age. Show all posts
Benny Carter Quotes
"I took the eye test and passed it on the spot. Then, when he asked me to sign something, I pulled out my reading glasses." - Benny Carter
Benny Carter Quotes
"At my age, I realize that my most precious possession is time, and I've got too much unfinished work to do to spend even a minute talking about myself." - Benny Carter
Eubie Blake Quotes
"If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself!" - Eubie Blake (who lived to be 100 years old.)
Herbie Mann Quotes
"Why do you have to retire at 65? Why can't you start at 70? You know, like wine. Why can't music be that way? My new band, we're playing stuff that's never been done before." - Herbie Mann
Roy Ayers Quotes
"I still look good. I'm trippin', but people tell me that all the time. So check it out, I'm 63, and still kicking. I've been putting records out every year." - Roy Ayers
Miles Davis Quotes
"A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I'm still doing it." - Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck Quotes
"I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82." - Dave Brubeck
