"Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history of jazz there had never been one man who influenced all the instruments."

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Source : Gary Giddins (1987). “Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker”, University of Maryland Sea Grant Publications

Gary Giddins

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“Itâ€™s not a bad lesson to learn in the bleaker months: how you view a storm is a question of perspective; provided you find the right rock to watch it from, it could be the most incredible thing youâ€™ll ever witness.”
“Our carbon emissions have to eventually go to zero. We have to. Otherwise we're never going to have a stable climate and that's what our goal is for human civilization to thrive, a stable climate. We don't want one that's hotter, we don't want one that's colder, we want one that's stable.”

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“While other kids played with cars and toys, I listened to music all day. I wanted to sing it and learn it.”

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“History is the third parent.”

Source : Nadeem Aslam (2013). “The Blind Man's Garden”, p.7, Faber & Faber
“I've got the drinkers and the smokers and the eaters on my side.”
“Last night, two men tried to force my shutters. I recognized them: they are two of Rodin's Italian models. He told them to kill me. I am in his way; he wants to get rid of me.”
“Life is just a bag of pot.”
“I'm a musician because I love it and it's supposed to be fun.”

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