English - Musician | September 10, 1940 -
The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.
Roy Ayers
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I don't trip on that much. I just like to enjoy life and be happy.
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Having good health, being able to breathe and be happy, that's one of the most beautiful gifts. On top of that, I have the gift to play music and make people happy through that. I'm just telling you from my heart, I'm so in love with life.
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It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.
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I think music all the time.
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A lot of the hip hop artists don't write music. They write words.
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Artists don't always know. Almost every song I ever recorded that was a hit at the majors that the promotional people picked I didn't think it would be a hit. I was wrong every time!
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People in England were coming up to me, saying, My mother and father turned me on to your music. This happened to me 20 years ago. When I was 40 they were saying that.
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Back in the day, I used to be in the studio recording 20 hours a day. And that was all of the time. I still record a lot of hours, but I don't go as long as I used to.
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DJs and people in the street know what they like.
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I always had this energy level that made me want to come to New York.
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I couldn't get my album played over the so-called smooth jazz stations. Jazz stations would not play it. You don't always know who you're making that soul connection with.
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