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Mose Allison Quotes

American - Musician | November 11, 1927 -

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

Time Fun End You Try Things

There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere.

View Point Of View Joke Jokes Point

All the classic jazz players all sang and a lot of 'em sang blues.

Blues Jazz Classic Players Lot Sang

And Lennie Tristano I like a lot, I still like him.

Him Still Like Lot

As far as I'm concerned, the essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing, and instrumental personality.

Personality Jazz Swing Invention Far

At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.

People Too Much Listen Point Much

But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.

Good Audience Up Pretty Got Show

I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.

Good Years Only Been Crowds Getting

I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.

Judge Three Admire My Own Others

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

Moment Pizza Play London Being Some

I do very few standards. Hardly any. Other people's tunes that I do are usually obscure tunes, for the most part, although I do a couple of Duke Ellington tunes that are well known.

People Obscure Standards Well Most

I finally decided if I was going to make a living, I was gonna have to come to New York.

New York New Living Going Come Make

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