Johnny Griffin famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I like to play fast. I get excited, and I have to sort of control myself, restrain myself. But when the rhythm section gets cooking, I want to explode.
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Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions.
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My father had played cornet, although I never saw him play it. I found his mouthpiece when I was a kid. I used to buzz it. And my mother played piano and sang in the church choir for different functions. So there was always music in the house, jazz, gospel, or whatever. Especially jazz records.
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My grammar school graduating class in 1941 had a little party for 13 or 14 year-old kids. [Trumpeter] King Kolax's band played for the party and Gene Ammons was playing tenor saxophone with the band. And that's when I said, "That's it!" Just like that, tunnelvision ever since.
-- Johnny Griffin
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If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.
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I've been singing all my life. I've always wanted this. I sang in church, in school plays, and my parents gave me vocal lessons. My parents always said this was destined for me.
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Animals play a big part in my life, on tour or at home.
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If you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles.
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I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my first actual acting class was in eighth grade. I was obsessed with it.
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The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.
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I love cooking and one of my favourite things to do with my husband is open up the refrigerator.
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You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.
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There are certain things I want to keep to me. I don't discuss my private life.
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You have to love what you do to want to do it everyday.
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