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Steve Lacy Quotes

American - Musician | July 23, 1934 - June 4, 2004

I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.

Love Play Saxophone Piece Duke Fell

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

Music History New Jazz New Orleans

I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.

Stand Up Stand Down Up Sit Just

I was spoiled by Monk's music because it was so good, so complete.

Good Music Spoiled Monk Complete

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to here.

Great People Lucky More Great People

I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination.

Imagination Possibilities You Limit

I've performed solo for 20 years now, but I don't do much of it, because if you only play alone, you go crazy and out of tune and play foolish music.

Music Alone Crazy You Play Go

If you have music you want to play that no one asks you to play, you have to go out and find where you can play it. It's called do or die.

Music Die You Find Play Want

If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that.

Free Better You Will Listen Never

If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up.

People Reach Trying You New Up

It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up.

You Go Know Important Sound Up

Jazz is like wine. When it is new, it is only for the experts, but when it gets older, everybody wants it.

Wine New Jazz Only Like Older

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