"Sarah Vaughan was the Charlie Parker of the vocalists during the 1950s."

-- Roy Haynes

#Music Quotes #Jazz Quotes #Vocalist Quotes

“Yet if he upbraided her in his hurry, it was to repent bitterly his temper the next, and to feel its effects more than she, temper being a weapon that we hold by the blade.”
“There are sort of Kurdish districts there in Mosul, or there used to be, but the Kurds mostly fled or were driven out. The same is true of the Christians.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“Only about one per cent of my paintings show family members. Do they help me deal with problems? It's likely that these problems can only be depicted. But photographs, private ones and others, keep appearing that fascinate me so much that I want to paint them. And sometimes the real meaning these images have for me only becomes apparent later.”
“No matter what difficulty you are facing, it is coming from Divine Light to bring you to a higher place within. Write down every conceivable reason that this situation can contribute towards your growth. Write down every way this experience can possibly set the stage for serving to uplift others. When you are complete, and have come to the other side of this experience, you will then know 'why' it happened.”
“I'm not the one who's so far away When I feel the snake bite enter my veins. Never did I wanna be here again, And I don't remember why I came.”

Source : "Song: 'Voodoo'". 1999.
“Guys can look like pigs. The girl always has to be a looker. Look at most TV shows: According To Jim - pig and a looker. Still Standing - pig and a looker. Ralph Kramden [on The Honeymooners] - pig and a looker. Family Guy - pig and a looker. It's a theme.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Peeta" I said "Stay with me" I heard him say one word before the drigs pulled me under, I realised later that what he said was 'always”
“The job of mayor of London is unbelievably taxing, particularly in the run-up to the Olympics.”

You may also like:

Charlie Parker
Saxophonist
Chick Corea
Jazz Pianist
Elvin Jones
Drummer
Eric Dolphy
Saxophonist
Max Roach
Percussionist
Miles Davis
Musician
Roy Hargrove
Trumpeter
Sonny Rollins
Saxophonist
McCoy Tyner
Jazz Pianist