"My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often - in fact, mostly - at the expense of everything else in my life."

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Source : Stan Getz (2017). “Stan Getz - Omnibook: For B-flat Instruments”, p.2, Hal Leonard Corporation

Stan Getz

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“I'd like to play for Newcastle United before I retire. The club is in my blood.”
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“Weak minds sink under prosperity as well as adversity; but strong and deep ones have two high tides.”

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