Milt Jackson famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done.

  • Music is something that always lifts my spirits and makes me happy, and when I make music I always hope it will have the same effect on whoever listens to it.

  • I am the first instrument. I am the voice. I do not imitate other instruments. Other instruments imitate me.

  • I asked my daughter when she was 16, What's the buzz on the street with the kids? She's going, to be honest, Dad, most of my friends aren't into Kiss. But they've all been told that it's the greatest show on Earth.

  • I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.

  • The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze.

  • My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster

  • We have forty-four defenses for him, but he has forty-five ways to score.

  • The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.

  • If I'm not saying it in four choruses or less, then I'm not saying it.