Woody Herman famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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There were a lot of times where there was a great deal of fodder recorded and played, because there was a market for it - just as there is today. And there were more bad bands than there were good bands - I think that should always be remembered.
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We might as well swing boys, because Stravinsky cuts us all.
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The singing was something I got from my father.
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I'm going to be on the road for the rest of my life.
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My only claim to fame, if I have one, is that I'm an editor.
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Some guys dig ditches, I have a band. It's what I do
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Musically, the bebop route was magnificent, but businesswise, it was the dumbest thing I ever did.
-- Woody Herman
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A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.
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My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.
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What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh.
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?
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Hogslop is the real deal groovilicious honkin old-time string band. Guaranteed old-time awesomeness with these fellas around!
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As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge.
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I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.
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Everything is completely democratic in this band so far and that is the way that we would like to keep it.
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When I was 15 I became a full-time singer in a band. At 18 I made my first record.
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My genes, my love, are rubber bands and rope; make yourself a structure you can live inside. Amen." — Aimee Bender (Willful Creatures: Stories)
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